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A  TRIP 
TO  SOUTH  AMERICA 

EXERCISES  IN  SPANISH  COMPOSITION 


BY 

SAMUEL   M.   WAXMAN 

ASSISTANT  PROFESSOR  OF  ROMANCE  LANGUAGES  m 
BOSTON  UNIVERSITY 


D.   C.   HEATH  &   CO.,   PUBLISHERS 

BOSTON       NEW  YORK       CHICAGO 


COPYRIGHT,  1916, 
BY  D.  C.  HEATH  &  Co. 


PREFACE 

These  lessons  are  intended  for  students  in  high  schools 
and  colleges  who  have  mastered  the  elements  of  Spanish 
grammar.  They  form  a  series  of  consecutive  conversations 
between  a  young  business  man  and  a  college  instructor  who 
first  plan  a  trip  to  South  America  and  then  visit  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  Buenos  Aires,  and  Santiago  de  Chile.  It  is  hoped 
that  in  each  lesson  the  Spanish  conversation  will  be  learned 
verbatim  by  the  student  before  he  attempts  to  do  the  exer- 
cise in  composition.  The  English  exercises  are  purposely 
kept  close  to  the  Spanish  in  order  that  the  student  may 
make  as  few  errors  as  possible  in  Spanish  constructions,  the 
author's  theory  being  that  it  is  wiser  to  give  the  student 
the  idiomatic  Spanish  phrase  at  the  very  outset,  and  not 
allow  him  the  slightest  opportunity  to  write  phrases  that 
have  an  English  flavor.  Each  lesson  contains  in  part  2  one 
or  more  irregular  verbs  put  into  short,  colloquial  phrases 
introducing  as  many  simple,  current  idioms  as  possible. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  my  colleague,  Professor 
Francisco  Zuazaga,  and  Mr.  Guillermo  Rivera  of  Harvard 
University  for  many  valuable  suggestions  and  corrections. 
I  am  especially  indebted  to  Mr.  Rivera  who  very  kindly 
examined  the  manuscript  before  it  went  to  press  and  also 
read  the  proofs.  Thanks  are  also  due  to  the  Macmillan  Co. 
and  to  Mr.  Rivera  once  more  for  their  kind  permission  to 
reprint  the  description  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  in  Lesson  XII. 

S.  M.  W. 


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A  TRIP  TO  SOUTH  AMERICA 

LESSON  I 
1.  En  el  Club 

—  jHola,  Juan!    <:Es  Vd.?    <;C6mo  va,  holgazan?    <[Que 
hace  Vd.  aqui  a  1  esta  hora  del  dia?    <iNo  tiene  Vd.  nada 
que  hacer? 

—  <:Que  tal,  Pablo?     jCuanto  me  alegro  de  verle!     He 
venido  aqui  para  fumar  un  cigarro  y  pensar  tranquila-  5 
mente. 

—  jVd.  pensar!    Y  ^desde  cuando? 

—  jBasta   de    chistes,    guason,    y    sientese   Vd.    aqui! 
Pero  jque  calyase  ha  puesto  Vd.,  Pablo!    ^De  donde  viene 
eso?     <iDe  tanto  estudiar?    Pues  estoy  meditando  sobre  10 
algunos  planes  muy  importantes.     No  soy  el  muchacho 
aturdido  de  los  tiempos  antiguos  del  colegio. 

—  jAja!     ,:Esas  tenemos?     ^Y  se  puede  saber  cuales 
son  esos  planes  del  hombre  serio? 

—  Si,  <ic6mo  no?    Mi  padre  me  ha  dado  una  semana  15 
para  considerar  si  quiero  ir  a  la  America  del  Sur. 

—  jDichoso  Vd.!     No  es  dificil  adivinar  por  su  cara 
que  ha  aceptado.    Espero  que  aprovechara  Vd.  esa  opor- 
tunidad.    Mis  felicitaciones,  amigo  mio. 

—  Gracias.    Tiene  Vd.  razon.    Me  voy.  20 

—  Me  gustaria  infinite  acompanarle,  porque  siempre 

1  In  conformity  with  the  rule  in  the  latest  edition  of  the  Spanish  Academy 
grammar,  no  accent  appears  on  the  preposition  a  or  on  the  conjunctions 
o,  e,  and  u.  When  o  appears  between  two  cardinal  numerals,  however,  the 
accent  is  retained  in  order  to  avoid  ambiguity,  as  in  20  6  30. 

I 


2  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

Mifr  han  mte  reside  los  paises  latinoamericanos,  especial- 
mente  el  Brasil,  la  Argentina,  el  Uruguay,  Chile,  y  el 
Peru.  Siempre  que  me  es  posible,  asisto  a  las  conferen- 
cias  sobre  la  America  del  Sur  y  siempre  estoy  comprando 
5  libros  que  tratan  de  ella.  Y  le  aseguro  que  algunos  son 
bastante  caros.  De  manera  que  tengo  una  coleccion  muy 
buena  que  pongo  a  su  disposition. 

—  Muchisimas   gracias.     Yo   al   contrario,    apenas   si 
puedo  decir  "Buenos  dias"  en  espanol.    Se  acordara  Vd. 

10  de  que  segui  el  curso  del  primer  ano  en  espanol,  pero  no 
continue  el  estudio  de  ese  idioma.  Ademas,  bien  sabe 
Vd.  que  no  fui  nunca  un  estudiante  sobresaliente. 

—  Pero  habia  tanta  diferencia  en  nuestro  respectivo 
porvenir.     Vd.  iba  a  entrar  en  negocios  y  yo  estudiaba 

15  para  profesor. 

2.  Verbs:  pensar,  sentarse 

Irregular  verbs  will  be  found  in  the  Appendix  alphabetically  arranged. 

I  think  so.  Do  you  think  so?  We  do  not  think  you  are 
right.  They  think  he  is  an  A  student.  I  thought  that  you 
were  not  coming.  They  thought  that  you  studied  too  much. 
We  thought  that  you  would  take  advantage  of  this  oppor- 
20  tunity.  I  was  thinking  about1  it.  What  do  you  think  of2 
him?  Don't  sit-down  there.  Sit-down  here.  He  is  sitting 
down  in  my  chair.  I  sat  down  in  order  to  think  over  some 
plans.  They  will  all  sit  down.  This  coat  does  not  fit3  me. 
How  becoming  that  hat  is  to  you!4 

3.   Exercise 

25  What  a  lazy  fellow  you  are,  John!  Is  this  all  you  have  to  do? 
How  are  you,  Paul?  How  stout  you  have  got!  How  did  that 

*  en  elk.      *  de.      3  sentar  bien.      4  "How  well  sits  to  you  that  hat!" 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  3 

happen?1  From  eating  and  sleeping  too  much?  I  am  very  glad 
to  see  you!  Have  you  come  here  to  study?  I,  study!  I  have 
more  important  things  to  do.  May  I  know  what  those  impor- 
tant things  are?  Yes,  my  father  wants  me  to  go  2  to  South 
America.  Is  that  what's  up?  Lucky  fellow!  I  can  see  by  5 
your  face  that  you  will  take  advantage  of  that  fine  oppor- 
tunity. Congratulations,  my  dear  friend.  Should  you  like 
to  go  with  me?  Yes,  of  course  I  should.3  I  always  go  to  hear 
lectures  on  South  America.  What  countries  do  you  plan  to 
visit?  I  am  especially  interested4  in  Brazil,  Argentina,  and  10 
Chile.  I  have  bought  a  large  collection  of  books  on  South 
America,  some  of  which 5  were  very  expensive.  I,  on  the 
contrary,  have  scarcely  read  a  single  book 6  about  those  coun- 
tries. I  know  that  you  were  never  an  A  student.  Never,  and 
although  I  took  a  course  in  Spanish  while  I  was  at  college,  15 
I  did  not  study  that  language  seriously.  But  now  you  are 
not  the  harebrained  fellow  of  the  old  college  days.  You  are 
right.  You  used  to  study  because  you  wanted  to  be  a  pro- 
fessor. I  was  going  into  business  and  did  not  take  advantage 
of  my  opportunities.  How  serious  you  have  become!  Let  us  20 
sit  down  here  and  smoke. 


LESSON  II 
1.   En  el  Club.     (Continuation) 

—  Eso  esta  muy  bien,  pero  no  es  una  disculpa.    Como 
muchos  jovenes  americanos  no  me  aplique  a  mis  estudios 
de  ninguna  manera.     Pero  Vd.  a  quien  llamabamos  es- 
tudianton  es  ahora  un  profesor  de  idiomas  modernos,  25 
y  y°>  <iclue'  s°y?    Nada  mas  que  el  hijo  de  un  padre  rico. 

1  "Whence  comes  that?"  2  Pres.  subj.  after  a  verb  of  willing.  3  For 
supuesto  que  si.  *  "Interest  me  especially  Brazil,"  etc.  6  de  los  cuales. 
6  ni  un  libra  siquiera* 


4  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

jAh,  quien  supiera  hablar  espanol! 1  —  del  portugues  no 
digamos  nada. 

— Pero  <iy  el  f ranees?  <;No  puede  Vd.  hablar  un  poquito 
de  frances?    Porque  se  habla  mucho  frances  en  los  paises 
5  sudamericanos  especialmente  en  el  Brasil  y  en  la  Argen- 
tina por  ejemplo. 

—  jNi  frances  tampoco  puedo  hablar!    Vergiienza  me 
da  pensar  en  el  tiempo  precioso  que  he  perdido.     Pero 
jque  tonto  soy!    ^Porque  no  habia  pensado  en  esto  antes? 

10  jVenga  Vd.  conmigo  y  sea  mi  interprete!  Pagare  la  mi  tad 
de  sus  gastos. 

—  jlmposible!     <iY  mis  cursos?     ^Los  voy  a  dejar  a 
mitad  del  ano? 

—  Pues  pida  Vd.  permiso  al  rector  de  la  universidad 
15  para  partir  en  cuanto  empiecen  los  examenes,  y  que  uno 

de  sus  colegas  los  corrija. 

—  Pero  <:esta  Vd.  seguro  de  que  su  padre  pagara  la 
mitad  de  mis  gastos?     No  he  calculado  exactamente  el 
costo  del  viaje  pero  se  muy  bien  que  no  es  barato,  y  que 

20  es  mucho  mas  caro  que  un  viaje  a  Europa.  Estoy  seguro 
de  que  no  tengo  bastantes  recursos. 

—  Es  verdad  que  no  he  hablado  todavia  con  mi  padre, 
y  hasta  que  haya  discutido  el  proyecto  con  el  no  puedo 
decir  mas.    Pero  no  me  apuro  por  eso.    Voy  en  seguida 

25  a  explicarle  todo.  Vera  Vd.  como  estara  conforme.  Tiene 
Vd.  que  ir  por  su  parte,a  hablar  con  el  rector  a  ver  lo  que 
piensa  el  de  nuestro  plan.  jA  proposito!  ^Donde  vive 
Vd.  ahora? 

—  En  la  misma  casa  de  huespedes  donde  vivia  cuando 

30  era  estudiante. 

—  ^De  veras? 

1  "Oh,  if  I  could  only  speak  Spanish!" 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  5 

— Si,  me  gusta  muchisimo.  La  situation  es  muy  tran- 
quila;  puedo  ir  y  venir  cuando  me  da  la  gana,  y  estoy  muy 
contento  alii.  Pues  le  telefonare  esta  tarde  a  eso  de  las 
seis. 

—  Conforme.     No  saldre  hasta  que  le  haya  hablado.  5 
Pues  me  voy.    Hasta  la  vista. 

2.   Verbs  :  poder,  ir  _$    ' 

Can  you  speak  Spanish?  I  used  to  speak  it  when  I  went  to 
college,  but  I  cannot  speak  it  now.  I  am  all  exhausted.1  He 
could  not  say  "How  do  you  do?"  in  Spanish.  They  cannot 
go  to  the  lecture.  I  shall  not  be  able  to  study  my  lesson.  He  10 
will  not  be  able  to  come.  Not  being  able  to  do  it,  I  left  it. 
Save  your  money  for  a  rainy  day.2  They  shouted  as  loud  as 
they  could.3  I  am  going  away.4  Go  with  him.  Let's  go.  I 
went  with  them.  I  shall  go  this  afternoon.  He  is  going  now. 
If  I  should  go,  she  would  not  speak  to  me.5  Let  him  go  if  he  15 
wants  to.  I  was  going  to 6  see  him.  God  be  with  you.7  Go 
to  the  dickens.  Does  this  street  lead  8  to  the  university? 
My,9  what  a  man! 

3.  Exercise 

We  used  to  call  you  a  grind.    Do  you  remember?    Yes,  I 
remember  very  well.    You  were  very  serious  and  were  study-  20 
ing  to  be  a  professor.    You  never  would  go  out  with  us  hare- 
brained fellows.10    Let  us  not  talk  any  more  about  that.    Tell 
me  about  your  plans  for  visiting  South  America.    Very  well, 
but  that  does  not  excuse  me  from  not  applying  myself  to  the 
study  of  Spanish  when  I  had  the  opportunity.    Well,  you  can  25 
speak  French,  can't  you?  I  can  scarcely  say  "  How  do  you  do?" 
in  French.     That    is    very  serious.     Why?     Do  they  speak 

1  No  puedo  mas.  z  por  to  que  pueda  tronar.  3  a  mas  no  poder.  4  irse. 
5  Use  the  imp.  subj.  and  conditional  in  contrary  to  fact  conditions.  6  a. 
1  "Go  with  God."  8  ir.  9  vaya.  10  nosotros,  muchachos  aturdidos. 


6  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

French  in  any  of  the  countries  which  I  am  going  to  visit? 
Of  course  in  Brazil  they  speak  Portuguese,  and  in  Argen- 
tina they  speak  Spanish,  but  in  both  countries  the  well-edu- 
cated people  all 1  know  French.  I  am  ashamed  that  I  cannot 2 
5  speak  either  3  language.  If  you  should  come  with  me  as  my 
interpreter,  I  would  pay  half  your  expenses.  How  can  I  leave 
my  courses  in  the  middle  of  the  year?  Why  don't  you  ask 
permission  from  the  president?  I  hadn't  thought  of  that. 
Don't  worry  about  your  examinations.  Go  at  once  and  talk  to 

10  him  about  it.  I  am  sure  that  he  will  agree  to  it.  You  see  on 
your  part  what  your  father  thinks  of  the  plan.  By  the  way, 
what  time  is  it?  Oh,  it's  about  two.  I  must  go  now.  I'll  tele- 
phone to  you  to-night.  Are  you  living  in  the  same  boarding- 
house?  Do  you  still  like  it  there?  Yes.  Well,  don't  go  out 

15  until  we  have  discussed  the  matter.    All  right!    So  long! 


LESSON  III 

1.  En  el  Telefono 

—  ^Central?    Deme  Vd.  Main  numero  7125.     <jEs  el 
Sefior  Wallace? 

—  El  mismo. 

—  jAlbricias,    albricias!      He   hablado    con    mi    padre 
20  acerca  de  nuestro  proyecto  y  ha  dado  su  consentimiento 

de  muy  buena  gana.  Dijo  que  la  unica  cosa  que  le  pre- 
ocupaba  era  que  yo  no  pudiese  hablar  espanol  pero  que 
esperaba  que  saldria  de  apuros  con  la  habilidad  proverbial 
del  yanqui.  Pero  ya  que  va  a  venir  Vd.,  papa  esta  muy 
25  contento  de  que  me  acompane  un  profesor  de  espanol 
que  ha  estudiado  las  costumbres  y  maneras  de  ser  de 
los  sudamericanos. 

1  toda  la  gente  culta.      2  Use  infin.       *  ni  uno  ni  otro  idioma. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  7 

-  Yo  tambien  por  mi  parte  he  hablado  con  el  rector 
y  despues  de  meditar  sobre  la  cuestion  he  venido  a  de- 
ducir  que  sera  un  buen  modo  de  invertir  mis  ahorros.  No 
habia  pensado  gastar  tanto  dinero  este  verano,  pero 
espero  que  cuando  vuelva  podre  ganar  algo  escribiendo  5 
articulos  para  las  revistas  y  <iquien  sabe?  tal  vez  escri- 
bire  un  libro. 

—  {Caramba!     Pero  {que  ambicioso  es  Vd.!     Me  esta 
dando  Vd.  un  ejemplo  magnifico  para  tener  exito  en  mi 
empresa.  10 

—  Espero  poder  ayudarle  con  mas  que  con  palabras 
espanolas    solamente,   aunque    no    digo  que   eso    no    es 
sumamente  importante.    jMire  Vd.!    Tantos  americanos 
viajan  por  el  extranjero  y  regresan  a  su  suelo  natal  sin 
saber  nada  de  las  costumbres  de  los  paises  que  han  visi-  15 
tado.      Tratamos    a   los    extranjeros    como    tratariamos 

a  nuestros  compatriotas. 

—  Eso  lo  se  yo  muy  bien.     Nuestros  vecinos  los  sud- 
americanos  han   recibido  una  impresion   muy   mala  de 
nosotros,  y  por  eso  me  alegro  de  que  vayamos  juntos,  20 
y  que  Vd.  me  enserie  como  debo  tratarlos.     Tendremos 
que  vernos  pronto  para  hablar  de  los  preparatives  de 
viaje. 

—  Muy  bien.     <: Y  cuando  puedo  verle? 

-Vamos  a  ver.     Hoy  es  viernes,  dieciocho.     Venga  25 
Vd.  a  casa  a  comer  el  miercoles  que  viene.     Le  presen- 
tare  a  mis  padres  y  podremos  decidir  la  fecha  de  nuestra 
partida.     Entretanto  pida  Vd.  informes  en  una  oficina 
de  vapores  acerca  de  las  fechas  de  salidas,  precios,  etc. 

—  Con  mucho  gusto.     Gracias  por  su  amable  invita-  30 
cion.    La  acepto  con  placer. 

—  <iSe  le  ocurre  a  Vd.  algo  mas? 


8  A  TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

—  For  el  momento,  no.    Pero  si  se  me  ocurriese  algo, 
preguntaria.    Asi  tendre  todos  los  datos  a  mano. 

2.   Verb :  tener;  sueho,  hamtre,  sed,  frio,  color,  razon, 
vergiienza,  tener  que,  prisa,  tener  ganas  de,  miedo 

Are  you  sleepy?  No,  I  was  sleepy  last  night,  but  I  am  not 
sleepy  now.  We  are  hungry,  we  are  not  thirsty.  Are  you 
5  cold?  On  the  contrary,  I  am  warm.  If  you  were  right  you 
would  not  be  ashamed.1  You  are  wrong.  The  poor  man  has 
nothing  to2  eat.  I  had  to  study  this  morning,  but  I  shall 
not  have  to  study  any  more.  I  am  in  a  hurry.  I  do  not  feel 
like  working.  If  you  do  not  feel  like  reading,  do  not  read. 
10  This  has  nothing  to  do  with3  that.  How  old  is  he?4  He 
was  twenty-one  last  month.  Being  afraid,  I  had  to  run.  Do 
not  hold  it.  Let  him  hold  it.  I  have  held  it  in  my  hand  all 
day.5 

3.  Exercise 

Well,  did  you  speak  to  your  father  and  has  he  consented  to 
15  our  plan?     Yes.     Hurrah,  good  news!     The  only  thing  that 
troubles  him  is  that  I  cannot  speak  Spanish,  but  I  assured 
him  that  I  can  get  along.    I  am  very  glad  that  you  are  com- 
ing with  me.    And  now  that  I  am  to  travel  in  foreign  coun- 
tries with  a  professor  of  Spanish  I  shall  not  worry  about  the 
20  language.     Have  you  thought  of  a  good  way  to  invest  your 
money?    Yes,  and  I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  I  shall 
spend  more  money  this  summer  than  I  had  intended.6    But 
when  you  return  you  will  be  able  to  write  articles  about  South 
America.     You  think  that  I  am  very  ambitious.     You  are 
25  wrong.     My  trip  will  have  nothing  to  do  with  my  university 
work.7    I  hope  you  succeed  in  your  undertaking.    Just  look! 

£  i  Cf.  Lesson  II,  2,  note^.  2  nada  que.  3  tener  que  ver  con.  4  "How 
many  years  has  he?"  5  "All  the  day."  6  pensado.  7  trabajos  en  la  uni- 
versidad. 


A  TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  9 

What  a  bad  impression  the  South  American  countries  have 
received  of  us!  Although  we  Americans  travel  a,  great  deal 
to  foreign  countries,  we  come  back  to  our  nativeiland  with- 
out knowing  anything  about  the  countries  we  h;<  /e  visited. 
I  am  glad  we  shall  see  each  other  soon,  because  I  want  to  5 
talk  to  you  about  preparations  for  our  trip.  What  clothes 
are  you  going  to  take?  I'll  tell  you  later  when  we  see  each 
other  again.  Let  me  see.  What  is  the  date  to-day?  Monday, 
the  sixteenth.  If  you  will  come  1  to  my  house  to  dinner  next 
Tuesday,  we  shall  be  able  to  decide  on  the  day  of  our  depar-  10 
ture  then.  Thanks  for  your  kind  invitation.  Meanwhile  I'll 
get  all  the  information  I  can2  at  the  steamship  office.  If 
you  think  of  anything  else,  ask  about 3  it.3  I  don't  think  of 
anything  now.  I  am  in  a  great  hurry.  I  must  go.  Be  sure4 
to  have  all  your  information  at  hand.  15 


LESSON  IV 
1.   Una  Visita 

—  <iEs  esta  la  casa  del  Senor  Pritchard? 

—  Si,  senor.    Pase  Vd. 

—  jQue  amable  es  Vd.  en  haber  venido! 

—  Al  contrario,  el  bueno  es  Vd.  en  haberme  invitado. 

—  Quitese  Vd.  su  abrigo.     Maria,  toma  el  abrigo  y  el  20 
sombrero  del  Serior  Wallace.    Pase  Vd.  por  aqui.    Mama, 
quiero  presentarte  mi  condiscipulo,  el  Senor  Wallace,  de 
quien  he  hablado.     Papa,  este  es  el  caballero  que  va  a 
acompafiarme  este  verano. 

—  Mucho    gusto    en    conocerle.      Sientese    Vd.    jQue  25 
tiempo  mas  malo!     jY  cuanto  frio  hace  a  pesar  de  ser 
abril! 

1  quiere  Vd.  venir.       2  que  pueda.       3  Omit.      4  cuidado  con. 


IO  I A  TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

-  Es  ver^iad  que  esta  primavera  no  ha  hecho  mucho 
calor. 

—  ^CorKpe  es  Vd.  profesor  de  espanol? 

—  Si,  s  'iior.    Hace  cinco  anos  que  enseno  el  espanol. 
5       —  <iY  c6mo  le  gusta  su  profesion? 

—  jOh,  asi,  asi!     Tiene  sus  ventajas  y  sus  inconve- 
nientes,  pero  por  lo  general  no  tengo  de  que  quejarme. 
Jamas  nadare  en  la  abundancia  como  mi  amigo  Juan, 
pero   en   cambio  puedo  hacer  lo   que  quiera.     Cuando 

10  tengo  ganas  de  trabajar  entonces  trabajo  de  noche  y 
de  dia  y  cuando  no  quiero  trabajar,  me  paso  el  tiempo 
haciendo  nada.1  Tengo  vacaciones  muy  largas  sin  cui- 
dados.  Entonges  estoy  libre  para  vagar  por  esos  mundos. 
Por  eso  es  que  puedo  acompanar  a  su  hijo  este  verano. 

15  —  jQue  suerte  tenemos  de  encontrar  a  un  profesor  que 
nos  sirva  de  guia  y  de  interprete! 

—  Pues  yo  soy  el  afortunado.     Para  mi  es  esta  una 
oportunidad  magnifica,  y  espero  poder  servirles  de  algo. 
Estoy  convencido  de  que  no  hacemos  mas  negocios  con 

20  la  America  del  Sur  porque  nosotros  no  les  entendemos  a 
ellos,  ni  ellos  nos  entienden  a  nosotros.  Nosotros  los 
norteamericanos  menospreciamos  a  los  sudamericanos  y 
ellos  nos  temen  y  desconfian  de  nosotros,  a  causa  de 
nuestro  aire  de  superioridad. 

25  — Y  tienen  razon  de  sospechar  de  nosotros.  No  han 
olvidado  la  guerra  con  Mejico  de  1848  ni  la  toma  de 
Puerto  Rico,  ni,  lo  que  es  mas  reciente,  la  cuestion  de 
Panama  y  la  toma  de  Vera  Cruz. 

—  jEa,   senores!     Tendran  Vds.   que  acabar  su  con- 
30  versacion  en  la  mesa.    Pasen  Vds.  al  comedor. 

i  Trans.,  I  loaf. 


A  TRIP   TO   SOUTH  AMERICA  II 

2.   Verb  :  haber,  haber  de,  hay,  hay  que 

They  would  have  done  it,  if  you  had  spoker  about  it.1 
I  have  not  had  an  opportunity  to  do  it.  I  am  sorry  that  he 
has 2  not  come.  There  is  nobody  here.  There  were  two  men 
there.  There  will  be  a  lecture  to-night  at  the  club.  It  can't 
be  helped.3  I  am  to  write  to  him  to-morrow.  We  are  to  see  5 
him  this  afternoon.  They  are  to  leave  next  week.  It  must 
be  done 4  at  once.  Thank  you.  Don't  mention  it.5  I  saw  him 
not  long  ago.6  Did  you  ever  see  such  a  fool! 7 

3.   Exercise 

I  asked  the  servant  whether  this  was  your  house,  and  she 
told  me  to  come  in.8    Good  evening.    It  was  kind  of  you  to  10 
have  invited  me.     Come  in  here,  and  I  will  present  you  to 
my  father  and  mother.     Mother,  this  is  my  classmate,  Mr. 
Wallace.     I  am  very  glad  to  meet  you.     Have  the  kindness 
to  sit  down.    I  am  to  see  the  president  of  /our  university  next 
Saturday.    This  is  very  bad  weather,  isn't  it?    Don't  you  think  15 
it  is  very  cold  for  the  first  of  May?    Yes,  it  has  been  rather 
cold  this  spring.     And  so  you  have  been  teaching  for  four 
years.     Do  you  like  to  teach?     In  general  I  am  very  well 
satisfied  with  my  profession.     I  never  complain,  although  I 
know  that  I  shall  never  roll  in  wealth.     When  I  do  not  feel  20 
like  working  I  am  free  to  do  whatever  I  want.    Sometimes  I 
work  night  and  day.    At  other  times  I  loaf.    Yes,  and  you  pro- 
fessors have  long  vacations  and  can  travel  all  over  the  world 
in  summer.  Yes,  and  how  lucky  I  am  to  be  able  to  take  this  trip 
with  your  son!    In  that  way  I  can  serve  him  as  interpreter  and  25 
guide.    And  what  a  magnificent  opportunity  I  shall  have  to 
do  some  9  business!    Do  the  South  Americans  fear  us  or  do 

1  Cf.  Lesson  II,  2,  note  b.  2  Subj.  (pres.)  of  haber  after  a  verb  express- 
ing sorrow.  3  "There  is  no  remedy."  4  Hay  que  hacerlo.  5  No  hay  de 
que.  •  No  ha  mucho.  7  iHabra  mas  tontol  8  Imp.  subj.  9  Omit- 


12  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

they  despise  us?  Both.1  They  do  not  like  our  air  of  supe- 
riority. Do  you  think  they  are  right  in  suspecting  us?  Have 
we  ever  dore  anything  to  deserve  this  feeling?  But  have  you 
forgotten  the  war  with  Mexico  and  the  capture  of  what  is 
5  now  a  part  of  the  state  of  Texas?  That  is  true.  And  the 
Panama  question  is  a  more  recent  cause  for  distrust  on  their 
part.  But  if  the  United  States  had  not  recognized  the  Re- 
public of  Panama,  there  would  be  no  canal  there  now.  That 
is  true,  but  what  can  you  say  of  the  rights  of  Colombia? 
10  Come,  gentlemen,  please  come  into  the  dining  room  and 
finish  your  conversation  at  the  table. 


LESSON  V 

1.  Una  Comida  en  Casa 

—  Juan,  sientate  por  alii,  y  Sefior  Wallace,  sientese  Vd. 
aqui  a  mi  derecha,  eso  es.    No  les  permitire  hablar  de 
negocios  mientras  estamos  comiendo.     Es  regla  aqui,  y 

15  ademas  tienen  Vds.  toda  la  noche  para  eso. 

—  No  se  puede  decir  que  hablamos  de  negocios  cuando 
formamos  planes  para  un  viaje  a  la  America  del  Sur.    Eso 
es  un  verdadero  placer.    <:No  te  alegras  de  que  me  vaya? 

—  Antes  no,  pero  ya  que  se  que  estas  en  buenas  manos 
20  y  que  no  vas  a  meterte  en  travesuras,  estoy  mas  conforme. 

—  De  oirle,  mama,  se  creeria  que  no  hago  mas  que 
divertirme  todo  el  tiempo.    Papa,  <mo  crees  que  soy  un 
hombre  muy  formal? 

—  Si,   muy  formal,   cuando  no  hay  una  partida  de 
25  "football"  o  de  "baseball"  en  la  vecindad. 

—  i Que  injusto  eres,  papa!     Mama,  <mo  te  acuerdas 
de  cuando  deje  de  ir  a  la  gran  partida  de  "football" 

1  Lo  uno  y  lo  otro. 


A   TRIP    TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  13 

entre  Harvard  y  Yale  para  marcharme  a  Nueva  York 
por  ese  padre  ingrato? 

—  Si,  pero  i  que  de  ruegos  de  parte  de  tu  padre  antes  de 
que  consintieses  en  ir! 

—  Pero  el  hecho  es  que  fui.  5 

—  Si,  es  verdad,  eres  un  heroe  de  la  abnegation,  un 
verdadero  martir. 

—  jBasta  de  bromas,  papa!    no  me  trates  de  niiio. 

—  La   verdad    es,    Sefior    Wallace,    que    Juan    siendo 
nuestro  unico  hijo  le  hemos  mimado  un  poquito.  10 

—  jOtra  vez  con  el  mismo  refran! 

—  Pero  mientras  estamos  charlando  el  Sefior  Wallace 
no  tiene  nada  que  comer.    Pedro,  dale  mas  pavo  al  Sefior 
Wallace. 

—  Sirvase  Vd.  pasar  su  plato.  15 

—  No,  muchas  gracias.     He  comido  bastante,  le  ase- 
guro.    jQue  festin  ha  sido  este  para  un  pobre  soltero  con- 
denado  a  comer  aqui  y  alia  en  los  restaurantes  a  horas 
irregulares! 

—  jOh  eso  es  muy  malo  para  la  salud!     Debiera  Vd.  20 
escoger  un  buen  restaurante  y  comer  alii  siempre. 

—  Si,  es  verdad,  pero  son  tan  monotonos  que  me  gusta 
cambiar  de  vez  en  cuando. 

—  <iToma  Vd.  azucar  en  su  cafe? 

-  Un  terron,  gracias.  25 

—  Ahora  Vds.  los  caballeros  pueden  pasar  a  la  biblio- 
teca  a  fumar  y  hablar  de  negocios  a  sus  anchas.     Yo 
tambien  ire  mas  tarde  con  mi  bordado. 

2.   Verbs  :  poner,  ponersc,  ponersc  a 

Put  it  on  the  table;  don't  put  it  on  the  chair.    How  many 
eggs  did  the  hen  lay?    Tell  the  servant  to  set  the  table.    Put  30 


14  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

yourself  in  my  place.  He  is  a  very  well-dressed1  man.  I 
shall  put  on  my  hat  and  gloves 2  at  once.  How  thin  he  has 
got!  Your  coffee  is  getting  cold.  If  you  did  that,  she  would 
get  furious.  She  turned  very  pale.  I  wish  that  you  would 
5  get  serious.  The  sun  set  at  six  o'clock.  They  began3  to 
laugh.  The  child  is  beginning  to  cry.  We  began  to  dance. 
Set  to  3  work.  We  shall  all  agree.4 

3.   Exercise 

Don't  talk  about  business  while  we  are  sitting  at  the  table. 
Please  sit  down  over  there.  Are  you  glad  that  we  are  going  to 

10  form  plans  for  a  trip  to  South  America?  Let  us  eat  before  we 
talk  business.  To  hear  you  talk  one  might  think  that  it  was 
not  a  real  pleasure  for  you.  Don't  get  into  mischief!  I,  get 
into  mischief!  You  think  that  all  I  do  is  to  have  a  good  time. 
How  ungrateful  you  are  after  I  gave  up  going  to  the  baseball 

15  game  in  order  to  go  off  to  New  York  for  you!  But  do  you 
remember  how  you  refrained  from  consenting  to  go?  The 
fact  is,  however,  that  I  am  a  real  martyr.  The  same  old  story 

*  again!  Stop  joking  now,  I  am  a  very  serious  man.  The  truth 
is  that  my  parents  treat  me  like  a  child  because  I  am  their 

20  only  son.  He  would  not  consent  to  go  before  I  assured  him 
that  he  must  go.  I  should  not  have  treated  you  like  a  child 
if  you  had  gone  off  at  once.  Why,  you  have  nothing  to  eat! 
Pass  your  plate  to  Mr.  Pritchard!  My  son  tells  me  that 
you  do  not  eat  at  regular  hours.  Yes,  I  am  a  poor  bachelor, 

25  and  I  know  that  I  do  not  eat  at  regular  hours.  It  is  very 
bad  for  my  health.  Be  careful 5  or  you  will  get  ill.  You  ought 
not  to  change  your  restaurant  at  every  meal  even  if  it  is 
monotonous.  I  should  not  like  to  go  to  restaurants  all  the 
time.  I  prefer  to  eat  at  home.  How  many  lumps  of  sugar 

30  do  you  take?    Two,  please.6    Now  you  ladies  stay  here  while 

1  bien  puesto.  2  ponerse  el  sombrero  y  los  guantes.  3  ponerse  a.  4  po- 
nerse  de  acuerdo.  5  tenga  Vd.  cuidado.  6  gracias. 


A   TRIP   TO   SOUTH   AMERICA  15 

we  go  into  the  library  to  smoke,  if  you  will  permit  us.  Very 
well,  we  shall  sit  here  and  talk  to  our  hearts'  content.  We 
have  all  the  night  for  that.  Please  go  into  the  library;  we 
shall  follow  you. 


LESSON  VI 
1.   En  la  Biblioteca 

—  Tome   Vd.    un   asiento   comodo   y   hagase   Vd.    de  5 
cuenta   que   esta  en   su   casa.      dFuma  Vd.  cigarros  o 
cigar  rillos? 

—  Tomare  un  cigarro,  gracias,  si  no  es  demasiado 
fuerte.  For  lo  general  en  casa  fumo  en  pipa,  pero  de  vez 
en  cuando  me  permito  el  lujo  de  un  puro.  10 

—  Pierda  Vd.  cuidado,  ni  a  mi  hijo  ni  a  mi  nos  gustan 
cigarros  fuertes.    Aqui  tiene  Vd.  fosforos.    Juan,  pon  un 
cenicero  cerca  del  Senor  Wallace.    Pues  ya  que  estamos 
a  nuestras  anchas,  diganos  Vd.  el  resultado  de  sus  inves- 
tigaciones.  15 

—  Lo  tengo  todo  en  el  bolsillo.    Aqui  esta  la  lista  de 
salidas  de  vapores.     Salen  dos  veces  al  mes,  el  primero 
y  el  tercer  sabado. 

—  Aqui  veo  uno  que  sale  el  14  de  mayo. 

—  Ese  es  demasiado  pronto  para  mi.  20 

—  El  proximo  sale  el  28.    <iQue  le  parece  a  Vd.  ese? 

—  Espere  un  momento  que  examine  mi  programa.    Los 
examenes  empiezan  el  19  de  mayo  y  acaban  el  8  de  junio, 
pero  afortunadamente  mi  ultimo  examen  tiene  lugar  el  27 

y  es  una  clase  muy  pequefia.     Puedo  corregir  los  papeles  25 
ese  mismo  dia  y  salir  para  Nueva  York  por  la  noche. 

—  Esta  muy  bien  asi.     Tendremos  la  maiiana  del  28 


1 6  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

para  hacer  algunas  compras  porque  veo  que  el  vapor  no 
sale  hasta  las  dos  y  media  de  la  tarde.  ^Estamos  conf ormes? 

—  Pues  nos  embarcaremos  de  Nueva  York  el  28  de 
mayo.    Ve  Vd.  que  para  el  vapor  en  Bahia,  Rio  de  Janeiro, 

5  Montevideo  y  Buenos  Aires,  que  son  precisamente  las 
ciudades  que  queremos  visitar.  De  esta  ultima  tomare- 
mos  el  tren  para  ir  a  Santiago  y  Valparaiso. 

—  <;  Y  cuanto  tiempo  necesitaremos  para  ir  de  Nueva 
York  a  Rio  de  Janeiro? 

10  -  Unos  diez  y  nueve  dias  con  una  corta  parada  en 
Bahia.  Una  semana  en  Rio  de  Janeiro.  .  .  . 

—  <iUna   semana?      dPorque?      jOjala   que    tengamos 
negocio  bastante  para  tres  dias! 

-  No  olvide  Vd.,  sefior  yanqui,  que  vamos  a  vivir  con 
15  los  latinos.    Ademas,  no  me  gusta  viajar  con  tanta  prisa. 
jZis,  zas!    Aqui  hoy  y  mafiana  alia.     jEso  no!    Quiero 
digerir  lo  que  veo. 

2.   Verbs  :  saber,  Jar 

I  didn't  know  it.  He  doesn't  know  what  to  do.  There  is 
something  inexplicably  1  interesting  in  him.  He  didn't  know 

20  what  to  expect.2  It  isn't  known3  how  many  perished.  He 
knows  it  all.4  This  meat  tastes  of  garlic.5  If  I  could  only 
write  Spanish!  If  we  knew  Spanish  we  should  go  to  Argen- 
tina. I  shall  not  know  how  to  do  it.  It  has  just  struck  eight.6 
It  grieves 7  me  to  see  him  so  sad.  She  gave  him  the  mitten.8 

25  If  we  clapped  our  hands  9  the  waiter  would  come.  He  was 
shouting.10  My  room  looks  out  on  n  the  street.  He  didn't 
wind 12  his  watch.  Let  us  take  13  a  walk. 

1  un  no  se  que  de.  z  saber  a  que  atenerse.  3  "One  does  not  know." 
4  Se  lo  sabe  todo.  «  saber  a  ajo.  6  Acaban  de  dar  las  ocho.  7  dar  pena. 
8  dar  calabazas  (pumpkins).  9  dar  palmadas.  10  dar  voces.  u  dar  a. 
12  dar  cuerda  a.  13  dar. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  17 

3.  Exercise 

Did  you  take  a  comfortable  chair?  Yes,  and  I  shall  make 
myself  at  home.  Do  you  smoke  a  pipe  at  home?  Generally, 
yes.  Do  you  never  allow  yourself  the  luxury  of  a  cigar?  If 
yours  are  not  too  strong  I  shall  take  one.  Tell  your  friend 
to  have  no  fears,  neither  of  us  likes  them.  Have  you  a  match?  5 
Put  this  ash  tray  near  your  chair.  Now  I  am  at  my  ease  and 
I  shall  tell  you  the  result  of  my  investigations.  How  often1 
do  the  boats  leave  New  York?  That  one  leaves  the  i8th, 
but  it  is  too  early.  Well,  how  does  the  next  one  strike  you? 
Let  me  see,  this  one  leaves  on  the  third  Saturday  of  the  month.  10 
Of  course  I  shall  have  to  wait  until  the  examinations  are  over. 
Fortunately  I  have  a  small  class  on  the  last  day,  and  can 
correct  the  examinations  before  I  leave  for  New  York.  Shall 
we  be  able  to  do  some  shopping  the  morning  of  our  departure? 
Yes,  the  boat  does  not  leave  until  the  afternoon.  Does  the  15 
boat  stop  at  Bahia?  Yes,  it  says  so  2  here.  That  is  exactly 
the  city  I  want  to  see.  How  long  will  it  take  you  to  get 
from  here  to  Rio?  Oh,  about  three  weeks.  As  long  as  that?3 
I  didn't  think  that  Brazil  was  so  far  away.4  I  see  that  you 
have  forgotten  your  geography.  South  America  is  much  20 
farther  from  here  than  Europe.  Wait  a  moment  until  I  look 
at  the  sailing  list  again.  Yes,  here  it  is,  nineteen  to  twenty 
days.  Oh,  if  we  could  only  go  in  three  days!  I  do  not  like 
to  travel  on  the  sea.5  We  are  agreed  then? 

1  Icudntas  veces  al  mes?      2  asi  dice.      3  "So  much  time?"      «  Omit. 
5  por  mar. 


1 8  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 


LESSON  VII 

1.  La  Ropa 

—  <iY  que  hay  de  la  ropa  que  debemos  llevar? 

—  Ah  si,  se  me  habia  olvidado  por  el  momento.    Puesto 
que  vamos  a  atravesar  el  ecuador  resulta  que  las  esta- 
ciones  seran  exactamente  al  reves  de  lo  que  son  aqui. 

5  —  jEs  posible!  Pues  aunque  partamos  de  aqui  en  verano 
llegaremos  a  la  Argentina  a  mediados  de  invierno.  <iQuien 
lo  hubiera  pensado?  Yo,  no.  Conque  si  partimos  a 
principios  de  junio,  llegaremos  a  Buenos  Aires  en  Julio, 
que  corresponde  a  nuestro  diciembre.  En  ese  caso  ten- 
10  dremos  que  llevar  ropa  de  invierno  porque  hara  frio,  <mo? 

—  Si,  pero  no  tanto  como  aqui.     Se  dice  que  raras 
veces  hiela  en  Buenos  Aires.     La  temperatura  de  alii 
corresponde  a  la  de  nuestro  Charleston,  Carolina  del  Sur. 
Y  sin  embargo  partiendo  en  pleno  verano  y  atravesando 

15  el  ecuador  necesitaremos  ropa  de  verano,  porque  segun 
dicen  hace  un  calor  tremendo  aun  en  el  vapor  en  las 
regiones  tropicales. 

—  Espero  en  Dios  que  podremos  dormir  de  noche  porque 
no  duermo  bien  cuando  hay  poco  aire  en  la  atmosfera. 

20      — No  se  apure  Vd.  por  eso  ahora.     En  cuanto  a  sus 
trajes  debiera  Vd.  llevar  un  traje  duradero  y  grueso. 
—  Ya  tengo  uno  muy  util  de  lana  azul. 

—  Pues  necesitara  Vd.  tambien  un  traje  ligero  de  verano. 

—  Llevare  un  traje  de  dril  que  no  ocupa  mucho  espacio 
25  en  el  baul. 

—  Son  muy  comodos  los  trajes  de  dril,  pero  se  ensucian 
tan  pronto. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  1 9 

—  Bueno,  llevare  dos  trajes.     Necesitaremos  tambien 
abrigos,  <mo? 

—  Ah  si.     Uno  no  muy  grueso  que  nos  sirva  para  el 
frio  y  para  cuando  llueva. 

—  ^Cuanto  equipaje  va  Vd.  a  llevar?  5 

—  No  mas  que  un  baul  de  camarote  y  una  maleta. 
Tengo  una  de  mimbre.    <JY  usted? 

—  La  mia  es  de  jjieL 

—  Le  aconsejo  que  compre  una  de  mimbre.    Son  muy 
baratas  y  puesto   que  tendremos  que  llevarla  a  mano  10 
mucho  tiempo,  es  mejor  que  sea  lo  mas  ligera  posible. 

—  <iCuanto  le  cos  to  la  suya?    No  me  acuerdo  exacta- 
mente,  pero  me  parece  que  pague  unos  dos  duros. 

—  Bien,  seguire  su  consejo.    La  mia  esta  muy  vieja  y 
estaba  pensando  en  comprar  una  nueva.  15 

2.   Verbs  :  querer,  gustar 

I  should  like  1  you  to  do  this  for  me.  I  did  it  undesignedly.2 
I  shall  do  it  whether  he  likes  it  or  not.3  What  did  you  mean 4 
by  that?  You  know  what  I  meant.  Will  you 5  do  this  for  me? 
I  shall  never  do  that  again.  Give  it  to  me  if  you  please.6  He 
would  not  (was  not  willing)  to  come.  They  said  that  they  20 
would  not  speak.  As  you  will.  We  all  love  our  country. 
How  do  you  like 7  that?  Do  you  like  sweets?  I  do  not  like 
them,  do  you?  They  do  not  like  oranges.  We  do  not  like 
them,  either.  When  I  was  a  boy  I  did  not  like  books  but 
now  I  like  them.  I  never  did  like  cold  weather.  You  will  25 
like  it  when  you  get  used  8  to  it. 

1  quisiera.       2  sin    querer.       3  quiera     o    no     quiera.       4  querer    decir, 
*  quiere  Vd.      6  si  quiere  Vd,      7  gustar.       »  acostumbrarse. 


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3.   Exercise 

What  about  the  temperature  in  the  tropical  regions?  Oh, 
it  will  be  very  warm  there.  Do  you  like  warm 1  weather? 
I  like  it  better  than  very  cold  weather.  Have  you  summer 
clothing  to  take  with  you?  Yes,  and  what  about  winter  cloth- 
5  ing?  Because  we  shall  reach  Buenos  Aires  in  the  middle  of 
their  winter,  although  it  will  correspond  to  our  July.  Who 
would  have  thought  so?  Yes,  we  had  forgotten  about  that 
for  the  moment.  Don't  forget  that  we  are  to  cross  the  equator 
and  that  the  seasons  down  there  are  the  exact  opposite  to 

10  what  they  are  here  in  the  north.  Does  it  ever  freeze  in  Argen- 
tina? I  don't  know  for  certain,  but  they  say 2  not.  In  that 
case  we  shall  not  have  to  take  winter  clothing.  Oh,  yes,  we 
shall,  because  our  light  summer  clothing  will  not  suffice.3  Well, 
I  have  a  duck  suit  for  the  warm  weather.  They  say  that  it  is 

15  extremely  warm  crossing  the  equator.  But  I  shall  not  worry 
about  that  now.  One  duck  suit  will  not  be  enough,3  they  soil 
so  quickly.  Let  us  take  a  couple  of  suits,  then,  and  a  service- 
able woolen  suit.  All  those  things  will  take  up  a  lot  of  space 
in  the  trunk.  By  the  way,  are  you  going  to  take  any  baggage 

20  besides  a  steamer  trunk?  Yes,  I  am  going  to  take  a  leather 
suit  case.  Don't  do  that,  take  a  wicker  one.  They  are  much 
lighter.  If  you  haven't  one,  buy  one.  They  are  very  cheap. 
Mine  didn't  cost  me  more  than  a  couple  of  dollars.  Take  my 
advice  and  get 4  one.  You  will  have  to  carry  it  in  your  hand 

25  a  great  deal,  and  since  your  leather  suit  case  is  so  old,  it  would 
be  better  for  you  to  buy  a  new  one.  As  for  an  overcoat,  take 
a  light  one  that  will  serve  for  both  rain  and  cold.  Do  you 
think  that  we  shall  be  able  to  sleep  at  night?  Yes,  if  there 
is  enough  air.  Don't  think  about  that  now. 

i  caluroso.      z  "One  says,"      3  bastar,      4  comprar. 


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LESSON  VIII 
1.  El  Profesor  y  los  Examenes 

—  jGracias  a  Dios,  ya  he  acabado  con  esos  malditos 
examenes!  Pense  que  nunca  acabaria.  Pero  como  se 
dice  en  espanol,  "No  hay  bien  ni  mal  que  cien  anos  dure." 
jSi  estos  estudiantes  solamente  escribiesen  legiblemente 
y  tuviesen  compasion  de  los  ojos  del  pobre  profesor!  5 
jPero  no!  ;Ahi  va!  Lo  mas  ligero  posible  meten  en  el 
papel  lo  que  se  les  viene  a  la  cabeza.  No  hay  cosa  mas 
estupidaque  un  montonde  examenes  escritos  por  colegiales. 
Pero  ya  esta  hecho,  y  no  tendre  mas  por  cuatro  meses. 
jCuatro  meses  de  libertad!  Vamos  a  ver  ahora  si  he  sido  10 
demasiado  severo.  En  una  clase  de  treinta  estudiantes 
hay  cuatro  A  A,  sobresalientes,  cinco  BB,  notables,  quince 
CC,  regulares,  y  seis  DD,1  pasables.  Algunos  de  esos 
sujetos  que  han  recibido  D  se  sentiran  agraviados  y  se 
quejaran.  Pero  ninguno  ha  trabajado  y  no  tengo  com-  15 
pasion  de  ellos.  Ademas  no  he  suspendido  a  ninguno. 
Al  menos  no  habra  nadie  que  se  arranque  los  cabellos. 
Algunos  minutos  mas  para  poner  las  notas  en  la  lista  y 
entonces,  jcon  el  baul!  El  carretero  estara  aqui  dentro  de 
una  hora  y  todavia  no  esta  hecho.  jOtra  tarea!  jDale  20 
que  dale!  Asi  es  la  vida,  una  tarea  despues  de  otra.  No 
bien  esta  una  tarea  concluida  cuando  ya  hay  otra  pen- 
diente.  Eso  si  no  vienen  todas  juntas.  Mas  no  importa, 
a  trabajar.  Esta  noche  tendre  la  oportunidad  de  fumar 
a  mis  anchas  al  sereno.  jUf,  que  calor!  Voy  a  quitarme  25 
la  chaqueta. 

1  Pronounce,  aes,  bes,  ces,  des 


22  A  TRIP   TO   SOUTH  AMERICA 

2.  Verbs  :  venir,  decir 

Tell  me  the  truth.    I  told  him  to  come.    Do  not  tell  it  to 
him.    I  am  telling  the  truth.    He  says  that  he  will  be  here. 
If  he  said  that  I  should  not  believe  him.     We  say  that  be- 
cause they  say  it.    He  used  to  say  so,  but  he  will  not  say  so 
5  in  the  future.     There  is  nothing  more  to  be  said.1    I  heard 
it  said.    He  has  said  so.    Let  us  come  to  the  point.    Come  what 
may,2  I  shall  stay  here.    Next  week  I  shall  tell  him.    I  shall 
come  to  see  you  soon.    Waiter!    I'm  coming.    I  came  to  see 
you  last  week.     They  came  to  Boston  to  study.     He  came 
10  home  with  me.    Come  and  see  me. 

3.   Exercise 

Haven't  you  finished  those  confounded  examinations  yet? 
No,  I  don't  think  I  shall  ever  finish  them.  Thank  Heaven, 
the  expressman  will  not  come  until  this  afternoon!  Ugh, 
how  warm  it  is!  Why  don't  you  take  off  your  coat  if  you 

15  are  so  warm?  Don't  complain  about  the  examinations.  As 
the  Spaniards  say,  "  Every  thing  in  this  world  has  an  end." 
To-night  you  will  have  a  chance  to  smoke  at  your  ease  on 
board  the  3  boat.  If  I  were  a  student  I  should  pity  the  poor 
professor.  Never  mind,  after  you  have  finished  this  pile 

20  of  papers  you  will  have  no  more  for  ten  weeks  —  ten  weeks 
of  freedom!  How  stupid  this  student  is!  Biff,  bang!  He  puts 
down  whatever  comes  into  his  head.  Let  us  see  now  what 
marks  you  have  given  them.  Did  you  give  any  A's?  Yes, 
six.  Don't  you  think  that  is  too  many?  No,  because  I  gave 

25  only  five  B's.  Yes,  but  some  of  those  fellows  to  whom  you 
gave  D  will  be  grieved,  and  will  tear  their  hair  because  they 
did  not  receive  C.  Let  them  complain  if  they  want  to,  I 
did  not  "flunk"  them.  Besides,  they  did  not  study  at  all 
during  the  whole  year.  Oh,  I  see  that  you  are  a  very  severe 

1  que  decir.         2  venga  lo  que  viniere.  3  a  bordo  del. 


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professor.  Do  you  think  so?  Ah,  I  have  forgotten  to  put 
the  marks  down l  on  my  list!  Another  chore!  One  after  another 
they  come.  Yes,  life  is  like  that;  as  soon  as  we  finish  one 
chore  another  turns  up.  Sometimes  they  all  come  together. 
At  wjiat  time  did  you  say  that  the  expressman  was  coming?  5 
He  said  that  he  would  come  at  two.  That  means  that  he 
will  be  here  within  an  hour  and  a  half.  To  work,  now!  Let 
me  finish  these  examinations  and  then  I'll  begin  to2  work 
on 3  the  trunk. 


LESSON  IX 

1.  ElBaul 

—  jDios  mio,  que  confusion!    Me  parece  que  no  voy  a  10 
tenerlo  listo  para  el  carretero.     Vamos  a  hacerlo  siste- 
maticamente,  de  pies  a  cabeza  como  se  dice  en  espanol. 
Entonces  empezare  con  los  pies.     Los  zapatos  los  tengo 
puestos.     Aqui  va  otro  par  de  zapatos  de  lona  y  las 
babuchas.     Luego  los  calce tines,  esos  buenos  calce tines  15 
garantizados  por  seis  meses  que  parecen  hechos  especial- 
mente  para  los  solteros.    El  que  tuvo  esa  idea  es  digno  de 
una  medalla  por  habernos  dado  una  dicha  tan  grande  a 
nosotros  los  solteros.     Pues  piense  Vd.,  al  aparecer  el 
mas  pequefio  agujero,  la  proxima  vez  que  se  va  a  la  ciudad  20 
se  los  lleva  uno.     "Seiior,  tengo  aqui  un  calcetin  con 
agujero."     "Muy  bien,"  me  dice  el  dependiente,  "aqui 
tiene  Vd.  otro  par,"  y  se  acabo  la  historia.4 

—  Ahora  empiezo  a  ver  un  poquito  de  progreso.    La 
ropa  interior,  y  estos  cordones  de  zapatos  por  si  acaso  25 
se  rompen  los  que  tengo  puestos.     jCanario,  en  cuantas 
cosas  se  tiene  que  pensar!    Ahi  van  las  camisas,  estas 

i  Omit.  2  a.  »  con.         4  "And  that's  the  end  of  it." 


24  A    TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

ordinarias  para  todos  los  dias  y  estas  de  frac  para  las 
comidas  de  ceremonia  si  tenemos  la  suerte  de  ser  invita- 
dos.  jValgame  Dios!  jDonde  estaran  esas  camisas  y 
cuellos  que  mande  al  lavado!  No  estan  aqui  en  la  gaveta 
5  de  la  comoda  ni  en  el  armario  tampoco.  {Pedro,  hola, 
Pedro!  Pues  nunca  esta  cerca  ese  picaro  cuando  se  le 
necesita.  j Pedro! 

—  Alia  voy,  sefior. 

—  Al  fin  ya  viene.     ^No  ha  venido  el  hombre  del 
10  lavado?    Debe  de  haber  venido  anteayer. 

—  Si,  vino,  pero  no  estaba  Vd.  en  su  cuarto  y  lo  dejo 
en  el  mio. 

—  Pues  corra,   hombre,   a   traermelo.     Tengo  mucha 
prisa. 

15       —  En  dos  minutos,  senor,  estare  de  vuelta. 

2.   Verbs  :  volver,  volver  a,  servir,  servirse  de 

Come  right  back.1  He  turned  his  back  on  me.  I  am  re- 
turning home  now.  I  shall  return  it  to  you.  When  did  you 
return?  I  returned  yesterday.  Some  have  not  yet  returned. 
Return  it  to  its  owner.  Do  not  return  it  to-day.  They  began 

20  to  talk  again.  Don't  do  that  again.  He  did  it  again.  They 
came  to  their  senses.2  He  is  setting  me  crazy.  That  is  no 
good3  for  anything!  Please4  sit  down.  At  your  service.5 
That  servant  never  served  me  well.  I  serve  myself  when  I 
am  alone.  He  is  not  making  use  of  your  book.  I  made  use 

25  of  it.  Make  use  of  it  if  you  want  to.  What  is  this  boy  good 
for?  He  served  me  as  interpreter. 

1  en  seguida.  *  volver  en  si.  *  "does  not  serve."  «  Imperative  of 
servir.  6  Para  servir  a  Vd. 


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3.   Exercise 

It  seems  to  me  that  you  will  not  have  your  trunk  ready  in 
time  for1  the  expressman.  It  is  already  half -past  one,  and 
just 2  look  at  the  confusion  of  your  clothes.  Good  Heavens! 
Don't  speak  about  it.  I  am  going  to  pack  my  trunk  sys- 
tematically, from  head  to  foot.  I  shall  begin  with  my  feet  and  5 
not  my  head,  however.  Wait,  I  will  help  you.  Here  are  your 
slippers.  Are  you  going  to  take  those  shoes  you  have  on  now? 
Yes,  and  one  pair  besides.  So  you  too  wear  those  socks  which 
they  guarantee  for  six  months.  What  a  boon  for  us  bachelors 
those  socks  are!  The  holes  in  my  socks  used  to  vex  me  very  10 
much,  but  now  at  the  appearance  of  the  smallest  hole  I  take 
them  in  town.  "What  do  you  want,  sir?"  asks  the  clerk. 
I  show  my  sock  with  the  hole  in  it.  "Very  well,'7  says  he, 
and  he  gives  me  a  new  pair,  and  that  is  the  end  of  it.  Please 
pass  me  that  pile  of  underclothing.  I  shall  put  it  in  this  cor-  15 
ner.  Have  you  an  extra  3  pair  of  shoelaces  in  case  those  you 
have  on  should  break?  Yes,  I  bought  them  yesterday.  How 
many  shirts  are  you  going  to  put  in?  Eight  everyday  shirts, 
and  these  two  dress  shirts  for  dinners.  Do  you  think  that 
you  will  be  lucky  enough  to  be  invited  to  dinner?  Yes,  why  20 
not?  But  where  can  those  collars  be?  I  can't  find  them 
either  in  the  closet  or  in  the  drawer  of  the  bureau.  Good 
gracious!  Where  can  I  have  put  them!  The  laundry-man 
must  have  brought  them  day  before  yesterday.  Peter! 
Where  can  that  rascal  be?  Where  are  my  collars  and  shirts?  25 
They  are  in  my  office.  Bring  them  to  me  at  once,  I  need  them. 
Run!  Are  you  in  a  hurry?  Yes.  Well,  then,  I'll  be  back  in 
a  minute.  My!  How  many  things  I  have  to  think  of! 

1  a  tiempo  para.          2  Omit.          3  otro. 


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LESSON  X 

1.  ElBaul.     (Continuation) 

—  Aqui  tiene  Vd.  sus  camisas. 

-  Gracias,   Pedro.     <iQuiere  Vd.   hacerme  un  favor? 
No  puedo  salir  porque  estoy  demasiado  ocupado.    Tenga 
la  bondad  de  traerme  del  restaurante  en  frente  un  sand- 
5  wich  y  un  vaso  de  leche. 

—  Bien,  sefior. 

—  £Que  estaba  yo  haciendo?     jAh!     los  cuellos  y  los 
botones  de  camisa.     jCaramba!     He  olvidado  comprar 
otros  en  caso  de  .que  se  me  escapen  los  que  tengo  puestos 

10  por  debajo  de  la  comoda.  Lo  apuntare  en  mi  agenda  con 
las  otras  cosas  que  tengo  que  comprar  manana  en  Nueva 
York.  Los  trajes  y  el  abrigo  estan  alii.  Luego  las 
corbatas.  No  pondre  muchas,  porque  quiero  comprar 
algunas  en  Buenos  Aires  para  darme  aire  de  sudameri- 

15  cano.  <iHay  algo  mas?  A  pesar  de  todo  mi  sistema 
apuesto  que  faltara  algo.  Los  articulos  de  tocador  estan 
todos  juntos,  la  navaja  de  afeitar,  cepillo  de  dientes, 
peine,  cepillo  de  cabeza,  jabon,  etc.  Todo  esta  en  su  sitio. 
Los  articulos  de  tocador  los  pondre  en  la  maleta  despues. 

20  Los  panuelos  van  alii.  Si  necesito  mas  puedo  comprarlos 
dondequiera.  En  cuanto  a  los  sombreros  necesito  uno  de 
paja,  pero  siempre  me  he  prometido  el  lujo  de  uno  de 
jipijapa.  Quizas  encontrare  uno  barato.  Llevare  puesto 
el  de  fieltro,  y  pongo  aqui  la  gorra  para  el  vapor.  Ya  esta 

25  listo  el  baiil.  Cerremoslo  con  Have,  y  afirmemoslo  con 
la  correa. 

—  Aqui  estan  su  sandwich  y  leche,  Seiior  Wallace. 


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—  Muchas  gracias.  Espere  un  momento;  ayiideme 
con  esta  correa.  Tire  por  ese  lado.  Eso  es.  Mariana  va 
Vd.  a  cerrar  esas  cajas,  ^no?  Porque  pasado  mafiana 
vendran  para  llevarlas  al  almacen. 

2.   Verbs  :  pedir,  salir 

He  asked  me  to  do  it  for  him.    I  asked  them  to  come  and  5 
see  us.    Ask  it  of  1  him.    They  did  not  ask  it  of  me.    I  am 
asking  this  of  you.    We  asked  him  a  favor.     Don't  ask  any 
favors  of  him.    I  shall  ask  it  of  them.    If  I  should  ask  it  -of 
him,  he  would  not  do  it.     It  has  not  turned  out  well.     The 
boat  put  out  to  sea.    I  am  going  out.    Don't  go  out  now.    I  10 
shall  not  go  out  this  afternoon     He  looks  like  2  his  mother. 
The  sun  rose  at  a  quarter-past  five  this  morning.    They  came 
out  wounded.    Let  us  go  out  together.    Don't  lose  your  tem- 
per.3   She  has  carried  her  point.4     Those  things  come  dear.5 

3.   Exercise 

Here  is  Peter  back  with  your  collars.    Tell  him  to  do  me  a  15 
favor  and  go  to  the  restaurant  opposite  and  get 6  me  a  glass 
of  milk  and  a  sandwich.    I  am  very  hungry,  but  I  am  too  busy 
to  go  out.    Now 7  where  was  I  when  I  called  Peter?    Oh,  yes, 
I  remember  now.   •!  have  forgotten  to  buy  some  collar  but- 
tons.   If  these  buttons  I  have  on  should  get  away  from  me  20 
under  the  bureau,  I  should  not  have  any  others.    I  must  put 
it  down  in  my  notebook.     There  are  several  things  I  shall 
buy  in  New  York  to-morrow  morning.8    Here  are  your  suits 
and  your  overcoat.    Don't  put  them  there,  give  them  to  me. 
As  for  neckties,  I  shall  not  take  many.    I  shall  buy  some  in  25 
Buenos  Aires.    Oh,  you  think  that  you  will  look  like  a  South 

American  if  you  dress  like  one  of  them.    In  spite  of  your 

• 

1  "To."  2  Ha  salido  a.  3  salir se  de  sus  casillas.  4  salir  con  la 
suya.  5  salir  caro.  6  de  ir  .  .  .  a  traerme.  7  pues.  8  manana 
por  la  manana. 


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system  I  will  wager  that  some  things  are  still  lacking.  No,  I 
am  sure  that  I  have  everything  here.  My  razor,  comb,  hair- 
brush, toothbrush,  soap,  all  my  toilet  articles.  Yes,  but 
those  things  will  go  into  your  valise,  will  they  not?  Yes,  and 
5  I  must  add  1  some  handkerchiefs.  And  now  for2  hats.  Why 
don't  you  buy  a  panama  hat?  You  can  get  them  very  cheap 
in  South  America,  they  say.  Here  a  panama  is  a  luxury,  but 
there  it  will  not  cost  you  much  more  than  you  would  pay  for 
a  straw  hat.  Have  you  a  cap  to  wear  on  the  boat?  Yes,  and 

10  I  shall  take  this  felt  hat  too.  Don't  shut  the  trunk,  in  case 
I  should  find  something  else.  But  here  comes  the  express- 
man. Very  well,  shut  it  and  help  me  secure  3  it  with  this 
strap.  I'll  pull  this  end,  and  you  pull  that  end.  That's  it. 
Peter,  help  the  expressman  carry 4  the  trunk  downstairs. 

15  Day  after  to-morrow,  I  want  you  to  come  and  take  5  these 
cases  to  the  storehouse. 


LESSON  XI 

1.   Un  Desayuno 

—  Henos  aqui6  en  la  ciudad  de  los  .  .  .  <;c6mo  lla- 
maria  Vd.,en  espanol  esos  edificios  tan  altos? 

—  Esas    barbaridades    arquitecturales    no    las    hay7 
20  ni  en  la  Espana  ni  en  la  America  del  Sur. 

—  <iY  porque  dice  Vd.  barbaridades?    Algunas  de  esas 
torres  son  muy  bellas.    En  la  edad  media  se  usaban  torres 
de«esa  altura  para  la  guerra,  y  ahora  se  usan  para  el 

.   comercio.  • 
25      —  De  todos  modos  no  me  gustan. 

—  Pues  cada  .cual  tiene  su  gusto. 

^*"*       !  y  ademds  tengo  que  meter.  2  Omit.  3  a  afirmar.         *  a  bajar. 

5  a  llevar.    6  "Here  we  are."      7  "do  not  exist." 


A   TRIP    TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  2Q 

—  <jQue  vamos  a  comer  esta  manana? 

-Yo  como  muy  poco  por  la  manana.     Tomare  un 
huevo  pasado  por  agua,  pan  tostado,  y  cafe. 

—  jMozo!     traigame  a  mi  lo  mismo,  pero  dos  huevos 
en  lugar  de  uno.  5 

—  (iQue  hay  en  proyecto  para  esta  manana? 

-Voy  a  hacer  algunas  compras  y  despues  visitare  el 
Museo  hispanico. 

—  £  Y  que  diantre  va  Vd.  a  hacer  alii  a  esta  hora,  hombre? 

—  Quiero  ver  a  uno  de  los  bibliotecarios  que  es  muy  10 
amigo  mio.    Tiene  cargo  de  los  libros  sudamericanos,  una 
coleccion  muy  preciosa. 

—  Es  un  museo  publico? 

—  Si,  pero  pertenece  a  un  millonario,  el  Senor  A.  M. 
,Huntington,   que  es  un  hombre  muy  aficionado   a  las  15 
literaturas  y  culturas  espanolas  y  latinoamericanas. 

—  Siempre  esta  Vd.  metido  en 1  libros.     Es  Vd.   un 
bibliomano.    No  habla  mas  que  de  libros  y  mas  libros. 

—  Pero  ahora  no  se  trata  de  libros,  senor  comerciante. 
Mi  amigo  me  ha  prometido  darnos  cartas  de  presentation  20 
para  unos  amigos  suyos  a  quienes  conocio 2  durante  las 
largas  temporadas  que  vivio  en  la  Argentina  y  en  Chile. 
Quiero  tambien  pedir  algunos  informes  a  mi  amigo  que 
conoce  a  fondo  los  paises  sudamericanos.    Es  un  hombre 
que  no  dice  mucho  pero  ve  todo  lo  que  pasa.  25 

—  Y  Vd.,  <ique  va  a  hacer? 

—  Pues  yo  tengo  cosas  muy  importantes  a  que  atender. 
Cuatro  o  cinco  casas  comer  dales  me  van  a  entregar  varias 
comisiones.     Es  probable  que  me  retengan  para  el  al- 
muerzo.     No  cuente  conmigo  hasta  que  nos  embarquemos  30 
a  eso  de  las  dos. 

1  "poring  over."      2  "whose  acquaintance  he  made." 


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—  No  tenga  Vd.  cuidado.    Apuesto  ciento  por  uno  que 
estare  en  el  camarote  antes  que  Vd. 

—  Convenido.     Son  ya  las  nueve  y  pico.    Tengo    que 
darme  prisa.    Mientras  estabamos  charlando  no  me  habia 

5  fijado  en  la  hora. 

2.   Verbs  :  dormir,  dormirse,  morir 

I  was  sleeping  when  you  came  into  the  room.  Sleeping  at 
this  time  of  day!  They  are0 taking  their  afternoon  nap.1  Do 
all  Spaniards  take  an  afternoon  nap?  Almost  all.  Let  us 
not  sleep  in  this  hotel.  I  did  not  sleep  well  last  night.  They 

10  did  not  sleep  well  either.  He  did  not  sleep  .at  all.  He  sleeps 
soundly.2  I  fell  asleep.3  If  I  should  fall  asleep  please  wake 
me.  I  never  fall  asleep  during  the  day.  He  is  dead  in  love 
with  4  her.  She  is  dying.5  I  am  perishing6  with  cold.  Do^n 
with  traitors!7  He  died  suddenly  last  week.  Many  soldiers 

15  died  during  the  war.  If  he  should  die,  I  should  be  left8  alone. 
I  am  sorry  that  he  is  dying.5  I  am  dying 6  of  hunger. 

3.   Exercise 

Here  we  are  at  last! 9    What  tall  buildings!    How  would 
you  call  them  in  Spanish?    Do  you  think  that  such  barbari- 
ties exist  in  Spain  or  in  South  America?    They  do  not.    But 
20  some  of  those  tall  buildings  are  not  so  bad.     In  the  middle 
ages  those  towers  would  be  called  beautiful.     The  only  dif- 
ference is  that  we  use  them  for  commerce  and  they  used  them 
for  war.    But  I  see  that  you  do  not  like  them.    Everybody 
.    to  his  taste.     Tell  the  waiter  what  you  want  to  eat.    He  is 
25  waiting  for  your  order.    What  do  you  say  about  boiled  eggs, 
coffee,  and  toast?    That  suits  me.    Ill  take  the  same.    What 
are  your  plans  for  this  morning?    I  heard  you  say  that  you 
had  some  shopping  to  do.    Yes,  and  I  want  to  go  to  the  His- 
1  dormir    la    siesta.       2  a    pierna   suelta.       3  dormirse.       4  morir    por. 
5  morir se.      6  estoy   with   present   participle.      7  "Let  die  the   traitors" 
(omit  que) .          8  me  quedaria.  9  al  fin. 


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panic  Museum  too.  Man  alive,  what  the  dickens  do  you  want 
to  go  there  for?  One  of  the  librarians  there  is  a  good  friend 
of  mine.  Oh,  and  so  there  is  a  library  there,  is  there?  Yes; 
Mr.  Huntington,  a  man  very  fond  of  Spanish  and  South 
American  literature  and  culture,  built  it.  There  is  a  very  5 
valuable  collection  of  books  there.  You  seem  to  be  talking 
all  the  time  about  books,  books,  and  books.1  You  are  always 
poring  over  books.  You  are  a  bookworm.  Yes,  I  am  very 
fond  of 2  books,  but  who  told  you  that  it  was  a  question  now 
of  books?  You  would  not  give  me  a  chance  to  tell  you  that  10 
my  friend  who  has  made  long  sojourns  in  Argentina  and  Chile 
has  promised  to  give  me  some  letters  of  introduction.  While 
you  are  talking  with  him,  get  all  the  information  you  can 
about  South  America  from 3  him.  Have  no  fears.  He  is 
a  man  who  does  not  talk  much,  but  he  knows  thoroughly  15 
the  South  American  countries.  Well,  I've  got  more  impor- 
tant things  to  do.  Commissions  from  business  houses,  I  sup- 
pose. It's  probable  that  they  will  keep  you  to  lunch,  and  so 
I  won't  count  on  you  until  we  get  on  the  boat.4  Great  Scott,5 
it's  after  ten!  I  didn't  notice  the  time.  I've  got  to  hurry.  20 
I'll  bet  that  you  will  begin  to  browse  among  those  tomes  6 
at  the  library  and  forget  that  our  boat  sails  at  half -past  two. 
Don't  worry.  I'll  be  in  the  cabin  before  you. 


LESSON  XII 

1.   Rio  de  Janeiro 

^Como  vamos  a  describir  a  Rio?    Yo  habia  leido  una 
veintena  de  descripciones,  mas  ninguna  me  habia  pre-  25 
parado  para  la  verdad  de  lo  que  Rio  es.     <:C6mo  podria 
tener  mas  exito  una  nueva  descripcion?     Su  bahia  ha 

1  "books  and  more  books."       2  Use  guslar.       3  "get  from"  =  "ask  to." 
4  embarcarse.  *>  iCaramba!  6  librotes. 


32  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

sido  comparada  a  la  de  Napoles,  Palermo,  Sidney,  San 
Francisco,  Honkong  y  Bombay,  asi  como  el  Bosforo. 
No  se  parece  en  nada  a  ninguna,  excepto  en  ser  bella,  ni 
me  figuro  que  se  parezca  a  ninguna  en  el  mundo.  Ima- 
5  ginese  uno  el  fondo  del  valle  Yosemita,  o  el  del  valle  de 
Auronzo  en  los  Alpes  venecianos,  lleno  de  agua,  y  el 
efecto  seria  algo  semejante  al  de  la  bahia  de  Rio.  Sin 
embargo  faltaria  la  lozana  vegetation  y  el  panorama  de 
las  lejanas  mon tafias  y  la  realization  de  la  presencia  del 

10  oceano  azul  fuera  de  los  cabos  que  guardan  la  en  trad  a. 

El  nombre  (Rio  de  Enero)  sugiere  un  rio,  pero  esto  fue 
un  error  de  los  descubridores  Portugueses,  pues  son 
solo  corrientes  insignificantes  las  que  desembocan  en  esta 
gran  ensenada.  Es  un  golfo  cercado  de  tierra,  de  veinte 

15  millas  de  largo  y  de  cinco  a  diez  de  ancho,  al  que  se  llega 
desde  el  oceano  por  un  estrecho  de  menos  de  una  milla 
de  ancho  entre  promontories  penascosos  en  los  cuales 
se  han  erigido  f uertes.  Al  lado  del  norte  y  dentro  de  la 
entrada  esta  la  villa  de  Nictheroy  cuyo  nombre  conme- 

20  mora  una  tribu  de  indios  extinta  desde  hace  muchisimo 
tiempo.  En  frente  de  ella  hay  penascos  escarpados  y 
detras  se  levantan  altos  montes.  (From  G.  Rivera's 
translation  of  Bryce's  South  America.) 

2.   Verbs :  traer,  distraer,  valer,  valerse  de 

Bring  it  to  me  at  once.  He  brought  it  to  them.  They 
25  brought  it  with  them.  He  is  bringing  it  now.  Don't  bring 
it  with  you.  I  am  bringing  them.  We  brought  them  to  you. 
If  you  had  not  brought  them,  we  should  not  have  paid  you. 
Let  us  not  distract  him.  They  distracted  him  very  much. 
Don't  distract  him.  Gracious  me! 1  Better2  late  than  never. 

1  /  Vdlgame  Dios!  2  mas  vale. 


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How  much  is  that  worth?  It  is  not  worth  much  to-day,  but 
it  will  be  worth  more  to-morrow.  They  will  never  be  worth 
anything.  It  would  be  worth  more  if  he  had  not  broken  it. 
It  is  not  worth  while1  to  do  it.  I  am  sorry  that  it  is  not 
worth  more.  He  did  not  avail  himself  of  his  strength.  Avail  5 
yourself  of  every  opportunity. 

3.   Exercise 

How  well2  you  describe  Rio!  Did  you  ever  read  any  de- 
scriptions of  that  beautiful  bay  and  city?  Yes,  about  twenty 
or  so,  but  none  of  them  describes  Rio  as  it  really  is.  How 
can  one  be  successful  in  describing  the  most  beautiful  spot 3  10 
in  4  the  world?  None  of  those  descriptions  which  I  have  read 
have  prepared  me  for  the  truth.  Have  you  ever  seen  the  bays 
of  Palermo  or  Naples?  Do  you  think  that  either  of  them 
looks  like  Rio,  except  that  they  too  are  beautiful?  If  you 
could  imagine  yourself  in  a  valley  that  was  full  of  water,  15 
the  effect  would  be  something  like  that  of  the  bay  of  Rio. 
Nevertheless  the  blue  ocean  and  the  mountains  in  the  dis- 
tance would  be  lacking.  But  here  we  are  now.  We  can  de- 
scribe it  ourselves.  Those  two  capes  over  there  seem  to 
guard  the  entrance  to  the  bay.  Yes,  they  are  called  The  Hump-  20 
back  5  and  the  Sugarloaf.6  This  strait  between  the  two  capes 
does  not  seem  to  be  more  than  a  mile  wide.  By  the  way,  why 
was  this  bay  called  a  river?  Oh,  that  was  a  mistake  of  the 
Portuguese  explorers.  The  two  rivers  that  empty  into  the 
bay  are  insignificant  streams.  How  large  should  you  say  25 
that"*  this  gulf  is?  About  twenty  miles  long  and  from  five  to 
ten  miles  wide.  Those  must  be  forts  over  there  on  those 
promontories.  Do  you  see  that  town  over  there  to  the  north? 
That  is  called  Nictheroy.  What  a  peculiar  name!  It  surely 
is  not  Portuguese,  is  it?  8  No,  it  is  an  Indian  name  and  com-  30 

1  valer  la  pena.  2  que,  bien.        3  lugar.        4  de.          5  El  Corcovado. 

•  El  Pan  de  Azucar.  7  que  extension  tendrd.  8  jverdad? 


34  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

memorates  an  Indian  tribe  that  used  to  live  there  a  long 
time  ago.  Just  look  at  those  high  hills  rising  behind  the 
houses,  the  luxuriant  vegetation  everywhere,  and  the  beauti- 
ful city  of  Rio  nestling  around  the  curve  l  of  the  bay  with 
;  the  blue  water  in  front.  Now,  do  you  think  that  any  other 
city  of  the  world  can  be  compared  with  Rio? 


LESSON  XIII 
1.   De  Montevideo  a  Buenos  Aires 

—  jQue  mar  tan  borrascosa!     Se  diria  que  estamos  en 
pleno  mar  o  en  el  Canal  de  la  Mancha  o  tal  vez  en  el 
Estrecho  de  Gibraltar.    Y  esta  ensenada  no  es  nada  mas 

10  que  un  estuario.  Aunque  lo  llaman  el  Rio  de  la  Plata  es 
hasta  cierto  punto  un  lago  donde  desembocan  los  grandes 
rios  el  Uruguay  y  el  Parana  y  otros  mas  chicos. 

—  <iCuanto  hay  de  Montevideo  a  Buenos  Aires? 

—  Doscientos  kilometres  mas  o  menos. 

15        —  Con  doscientos  kilometres  no  me  dice  Vd.  nada  a  mi. 

—  Pues    tendra    Vd.    que    acostumbrarse    al    sistema 
metrico,  es  muy  simple. 

—  jDios  mio!     jCuantas  cosas  tengo  que  llevar  en  la 
memoria!     No  solamente  las  palabras  con  los  verbos  y 

20  las  reglas,  pero  tambien  las  diferencias  de  dinero,  de 
distancia,  de  peso,  y  que  se  yo  que  mas.2 

—  Pues  le  explicare  algunas  medidas  de  distancia.    El 
metro  corresponde  a  nuestra  vara,  pero  tiene  tres  pulga- 
das  mas.    El  kilometro  consiste  de  mil  metros.    Es  la  me- 

25  dida  de  distancia  en  toda  la  America  del  Sur  y  en  Espana. 
El  kilometro  es  casi  igual  a  cinco  octavos  de  una  milla 

1  reposada  en  la  concha.          2  "a  thousand  and  one  other  things." 


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inglesa.      Resulta   pues   que   doscientos   kilometres   son 
iguales  a  ciento  veinticinco  millas  poco  mas  o  menos. 

—  jBasta  de  aritmetica!    For  alii  veo  una  gran  ciudad. 
Debe  de  ser  Buenos  Aires.     Pero  jque  fea  parece  desde 
aqui!    El  terreno  es  tan  llano,  y  el  agua  tan  sucia.  5 

—  No  es  sucia,  es  su  color  original,  un  moreno  rojizo. 
Eso  viene  de  que  siempre  tienen  que  dragar  la  entrada 
del  puerto  a  causa  de  los  depositos  de  barro  que  vienen  de 
los  rios. 

—  Pues  no  me  gusta  mi  primera  impresion  de  Buenos  10 
Aires.     jQue  chasco  me  he  llevado!     jQue  feos  son  esos 
muelles  que  se  ven  hasta  donde  alcanza  la  vista! 1     jY 
cuantas  maquinas  y  elevadores! 

—  jPero  hombre!     Buenos  Aires  no  es  una  ciudad  de 
los  tiempos  pasados,  es  un  producto  del  siglo  veinte.    Su  15 
aspecto  exterior  visto  del  mar  no  es  bonito,  lo  confieso, 
pero  reservemos  nuestra  opinion  hasta  que  hayamos  visto 

el  interior  de  la  ciudad. 

2.   Verbs  :  conocer,  parecer,  lucir 

I  know  you,  but  you  do  not  recognize  me.    I  made  his  ac- 
quaintance 2  last  year.    I  am  sorry  that  you  are  not  acquainted  20 
with  him.    If  I  knew  him,  I  should  invite  him.    Do  you  know 
Mr.  Tellez?    No,  but  I  wish  that  I  knew  him.    It  is  too  bad 
that  they  do  not  know  each  other.     I  know  him  by  sight.3 
It  doesn't  seem  possible! 4    Do  you  think  that  he  looks  like  5 
his  father?     It  seems  to  me  he  is  right.     He  appeared  only  25 
once.    She  is  showing  off  her  fine  clothes.6    I  don't  want  you 
to  show  off  your  talents.    Don't  show  off  your  ignorance. 

1  "as  far  as  the  eye  can  reach."  2  conocer.  3  de  -vista. 

4  JParece  mentiral  6  reflexive.  6  gala. 


36  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

3.   Exercise 

Why,  this  estuary  is  just  as  rough  as  though  we  were  in  the 
English  Channel.  Like  the  harbor  of  Rio,  the  Rio  de  la  Plata 
is  really  not  a  river,  although  two  large  rivers,  the  Parana  and 
the  Uruguay,  empty  their  waters  into  it.  It  seems  just  like 
5  the  open  sea.  How  far  did  you  say  it  was  from  Montevideo 
to  Buenos  Aires?  Now  don't  tell  me  in  kilometers,  because 
they  mean  nothing  to  me.  I  have  not  got  used  to  the  metric 
system  yet.  Well,  you  will  have  to  learn  it  at  once  then.  It 
is  very  simple.  Yes,  I  know,  but  there  are  so  many  things 

10  one  must  keep  in  mind  in  a  foreign  country.  In  the  first 
place  there  are  the  Spanish  words,  then  the  forms  of  the 
verbs,  and  besides  that  the  differences  in  money  and  in  dis- 
tances—  and  a  thousand  and  one  other  things.  Now  listen 
to  me  and  don't  be  impatient.  Let  me  explain  to  you  the 

15  metric  system.  Oh,  I  know  that  a  meter  corresponds  roughly1 
to  a  yard.  Yes,  but  it  is  three  inches  longer  than  our  yard. 
A  kilometer  means  a  thousand  meters  and  equals  a  little  more 
than  half  a  mile,2  or  to  be  more  exact,3  is  equivalent  to  about 
five-eighths  of  a  mile.  How  many  miles  would  there  be  in  two 

20  hundred  kilometers?  Oh,  that  is  very  easy,  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five.  But  let  us  cease  talking  about  meters  and  kilo- 
meters. They  bore 4  me.  That  city  over  there  must  be 
Buenos  Aires.  It  is  not  so  beautiful  as  Rio.  Far  from  it,5 
one  might  say  that  its  harbor  is  ugly.  How  disappointed  I 

25  am!  I  was  told  that  it  was  one  of  the  most  beautiful  cities 
in  South  America.  What  dirty  water!  It  is  a  reddish  brown 
color  which  comes  from  the  clay  deposits  from  the  rivers. 
They  are  constantly  dredging  the  entrance  to  the  harbor  so 
that  the  big  steamers  can  come  up  6  to  the  wharves.  Those 

30  machines  and  elevators  over  there  show  that  Buenos  Aires 
is  indeed7  a  product  of  the  twentieth  century.  Man  alive! 

1  poco  mas  o  menos.      2  poco  mds  de  media  milla.       *  para  ser  mas  exacto. 
4  aburrir.  5  ni  mucho   menos.        6  llegar.       7  verdaderamente. 


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Did  you  expect  to  see  here  ruins  of  ancient  times?  Buenos 
Aires  is  a  very  young  city.  I  admit  that  its  exterior  aspect 
is  not  pretty,  but  reserve  your  final  judgment 1  until  you 
see  the  interior. 


LESSON  XIV 

1.   Buenos  Aires 

—  Conque  esto  es  Buenos  Aires,  la  ciudad  mas  grande  5 
de  la  America  del  Sur,  y  despues  de  Paris,  la  segunda 
ciudad  latina  del  mundo. 

—  Tiene  Vd.  razon,  no  me  habia  fijado  en  eso  antes, 
ni  Roma  ni  Madrid  son  tan  grandes  como  esta  capital  de 

la  Republica  de  Argentina.    jQue  gentio,  y  que  tipos  mas  10 
variados!     Es  una  ciudad  tan  cosmopolita  como  Nueva 
York. 

—  Si,  pero  se  parece  mas  a  Paris  en  cuanto  a  la  arqui- 
tectura,  y  ademas  la  atmosfera  es  latina.     Se  ve  que 
aunque  hay  bastante  ingleses  y  alemanes,  la  mayor  parte  15 
de  la  poblacion  es  latina  con  sus  espanoles,  italianos,  y 
franceses  que  han  venido  a  este  nuevo  pais  para  buscar 
su  fortuna.    Se  dice  que  la  mayor  parte  de  los  emigrados 
de  Espana  son  gallegos  y  por  eso  a  todos  los  espanoles 
recien  venidos  los  llaman  "gallegos."  •  La  Espana  tiene  20 
hoy  un  problema  muy  grande  a  causa  de  la  emigracion 
de  sus  habitantes.     Yo  he  visto  con  mis  propios  ojos 
lugares  en  las  provincias  de  Espana  en  que  no  ha  quedado 

ni  el  cura.    Todos  sus  habitantes  habian  emigrado  a  esta 
tierra  donde  se  habla  el  mismo  idioma  que  en  su  pais  25 
natal.     Le  es  facil  a  un  espanol  volverse  argentine  aun 

1  opinion  decisiva. 


38  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH  AMERICA 

T 

cuando  hable  un  dialecto  espanol  y  no  el  castellano.  Y 
no  le  es  dificil  a  un  italiano  tampoco,  porque  no  hay 
mucha  diferencia  entre  los  dos  idiomas.  Si  los  padres  no 
son  argentinos  de  corazon,  los  hijos  lo  son.  Se  dice  que 
5  no  hay  argentinos  mas  patrioticos  que  los  hijos  de  padres 
espanoles  o  italianos  nacidos  en  Argentina.  Del  otro 
elemento  latino,  los  franceses,  muy  pocos  cambian  su 
nacionalidad,  pero  sin  embargo  la  influencia  francesa  es 
muy  grande,  especialmente  en  la  literatura  y  en  la  cultura. 
10  Para  el  argentine  el  frances  representa  las  ideas  republi- 
canas  de  libertad  intelectual  y  politica.  Hay  muchos 
autores  de  la  Argentina  y  tambien  de  los  demas  paises 
sudamericanos  que  viven  en  Paris.  Ademas,  se  publican 
en  Paris  muchas  revistas  y  libros  argentinos. 

2.   Verb:  hacer 

15  Did  you  do  that?  No,  I  did  not  do  it.  I  shall  never  do  that. 
I  am  doing  it  now.  I  do  what  I  can.  Do  it  at  once.  He  does 
it  better  than  he  used  to  do  it.  Let  us  do  it.  If  I  should  do 
that,  you  would  not  like  k.  It  is  cold  to-day,  but  it  was  warm 
yesterday.  Don't  pay  any  attention1  to  him.  I  saw  him 

20  a  week  ago.2  I  need3  a  new  suit.  He  tore  it  to  pieces.4 
We  are  having  a  house  built.5  He  played  his  part  well.6  I 
have  sent  for7  the  doctor.  Did  he  hurt  you?8  I  shall  do  my 
best.9  , 

3.  Exercise 

Here  we  are  at  last  in  Buenos  Aires,  the  largest  city  in 

25  South  America.     Did  you  know  that  it  is  also  the  second 

Latin  city  in  the  world  after  Paris?    Do  you  mean  to  say  that 

it  is  larger  than  either  Rome  or  Madrid?  Yes,  hadn't  you  ever 

1  hacer  caso  a.  2  hace  una  semana.  3  hacer  falta  a.  4  hacer  pedazos. 
6  hacer  construir.  6  hacer  su  papel.  7  hacer  venir.  8  hacer  dano.  9  hacer 
lo  posible. 


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remarked  that?  What  a  cosmopolitan  city  it  is!  I  have  al- 
ready heard  spoken  about  me  French,  Italian,  English,  and 
German,  besides  Spanish.  Notice  the  varied  types  in  the 
crowd.  They  are  as  varied  as  in  New  York,  but  the  aspect 
of  the  city  is  more  like  that  of  Paris  than  New  York.  Look  at  5 
all  those  foreigners  who  have  come  here!  And  most  of  them 
have  not  come  to  visit  the  country.  They  are  all  engaged1 
in  some  business  and  are  seeking  their  fortune  here.  The 
Spaniards  are  for  the  most  part  Gallicians,  and  so  the  Argen- 
tines call  all  the  newcomers  from  Spain  Gallegos.  A  friend  10 
of  mine2  told  me  some  time  ago  that  Spain  was  struggling 
with  the  great  problem  of  emigration.  He  said  that  in  several 
villages  in  Spain  even  the  priest  has  left  his  native  land  in 
order  to  accompany  his  flock.  Many  Spaniards  prefer  to  come 
to  Argentina,  where  their  own  language  is  spoken,  than  to  15 
emigrate  to  the  United  States  as  do  so  many  Italians.  That  is 
so,3  but  the  Italians  also  emigrate  to  Argentina.  Yes,  and  it 
is  very  easy  for  a  Spaniard  who  has  spoken  a  dialect  all  his 
life  or  an  Italian  to  become  an  Argentine.  The  children  of 
Spanish  or  Italian  parents  born  here  are  very  patriotic  20 
Argentines.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that 4  the  French  are  few  in 5 
number,5  and  as  a  rule  do  not  change  their  nationality,  their 
influence  is  very  great.  I  mean  of  course  in  literature  and  cul- 
ture rather  than6  in  business.  The  Argentine  gets7  from 
France  his  intellectual  and  political  ideas.  Almost  all  edu-  25 
cated  Argentines  read  and  speak  French.  Several  of  their 
most  important  authors  live  in  Paris  and  even  publish  their 
books  there. 

1  ocupados.      *  un  amigo  mio.      3  Eso  es  verdad.      4  a  pesar  de  que. 
6  Omit.      6  mds  bien  que.      T  recibe. 


40  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 


LESSON  XV 

1.  Buenos  Aires.     (Continuation) 

—  <;Y  Espafia? 

—  Pues  Espafia  les  parece  a  los  argentinos  muy  atra- 
sada.    Ademas  miran  todavia  a  Espaiia  como  la  madre 
tirana  que  los  trato  tan  mal. 

5      —  Pero  ya  hace  mucho  tiempo  que  la  Argentina  es  una 
republica,  <mo? 

—  Si,  mas  de  cien  anos.    La  Argentina  declare  su  inde- 
pendencia  en  1810. 

—  <iY  que  hacen  aqui  los  alemanes  y  los  ingleses? 

10  —  Pues  los  ingleses  son  los  banqueros  de  la  Argentina 
desde  hace  muchos  anos.  Poseen  la  mayor  parte  de  los 
ferrocarriles  argentinos  y  ban  invertido  millones  de  duros 
en  este  pais.  Pero  por  lo  general  aunque  viven  aqui 
toda  su  vida  siempre  se  quedan  ingleses  y  aun  mandan 

15  a  sus  hijos  a  Inglaterra  para  que  vayan  a  las  escuelas 
inglesas.  Los  argentinos  los  respetan  aun  asi  y  todo,  y 
la  expresion  "la  fe  del  ingles"  es  muy  comun.  Hoy  dia 
los  alemanes  no  les  van  mucho  en  zaga,  y  con  su  sistema 
maravilloso  ban  conseguido  alcanzar  el  segundo  puesto 

20  en  el  comercio  extranjero.  Aprenden  el  idioma  y  estudian 
minuciosamente  las  condiciones  economicas  y  los  arti- 
culos  que  ellos  pueden  manufacturar  en  Alemania  para 
exportar.  Porque  la  Argentina  manufactura  muy  poco. 
Exporta  su  carne  y  su  trigo  e  importa  los  articulos  manu- 

25  facturados. 

—  <JY  nosotros  los  americanos  del  norte? 

—  Hay  muy  pocas  relaciones  entre  nosotros  y  la  Argen- 


A   TRIP   TO   SOUTH   AMERICA  41 

tina.  A  pesar  de  que  somos  tambien  una  republica  de 
America,  les  gusta  mas  hacer  negocios  con  la  Europa  que 
con  nosotros. 

—  Pero  ha  olvidado  Vd.  el  elemento  indio. 

—  Si,  pero  no   es  de  mayor  importancia.     Como   en  5 
nuestro  pais,  hay  muy  pocos  indios  bravos,  apenas  50,000 
en  todo  el  pais. 

1.   Verbs  :  ser  and  estar 

He  is  here,  but  he  is  ill.  Are  you  a  student?  No,  I  am  a 
teacher.  They  are  Americans.  We  are  now  in  the  school- 
room. I  shall  be  a  doctor.  If  I  were  you,  I  should  be  a  law-  10 
yer.  Is  he  at  home?  Yes,  but  he  is  about  to  go  out.1  I  was 
out 2  when  he  came.  Is  he  in  the  dining  room?  No,  he  is 
still  in  bed.  He  must  be3  crazy.  I  am  a  native  of4  Boston. 
Be  that  as  it  may.5  How  clever  he  is!6  Are  you  ready?7 
This  coffee  is  good,  but  it  is  cold.  I  shall  be  back 8  soon.  Who  15 
is  it?  It  is  I.  This  coat  is  my  brother's.  This  is  for  you.  I 
am  tired.9  He  is  tiresome.10  It  is  late.  It  is  well.  Boston 
is  the  largest  city  in  Massachusetts.  Boston  is  in  the  state 
of  Massachusetts. 

3.   Exercise 

The  Argentines  think  that  Spain  is  backward.    Did  it  seem  20 
so  u  to  you  when  you  visited  it?    Yes,  but  Argentina  is  still  a 
very  young  republic.     It  is  not  more  than  a  hundred  years 
old.    When  did  she  declare  her  independence?    In  1810.    The 
Argentines  do  not  like  Spain  because  that  country  still  repre- 
sents to  them  the  tyrannical  mother.     As  for  the  English,  25 
they  have  invested  and  are  still  investing  a  great  deal  of 
money  in  Argentine  railroads  and  banks.     One  might 12  call 

1  estd  para  salir.  2  No  eslaba  en  casa.  3  debe  de.  4  soy  de.  5  Sea 
lo  que  fuere.  6  ser  Us  to.  7  estar  Us  to.  8  estar  de  vuelta.  •  estar  can- 
sado.  10  ser  cansado.  u  asi.  u  se  podria. 


42  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

them  the  bankers  of  Argentina.  Do  they  ever  become  Argen- 
tines? No,  they  remain  English  and  do  not  send  their  chil- 
dren to  Argentine  schools,  but  prefer  to  send  them  to  Eng- 
land, so  that  they  will  become  1  Englishmen.  But  even  so 
5  the  Argentines  recognize  that  the  Englishman  is  their  friend. 
They  respect 'them  so  highly2  that  they  have  a  phrase  "the 
faith  of  an  Englishman."  Oh,  yes,  I  have  heard  that  expres- 
sion; it  is  very  common.  Are  the  Germans  very  far  behind 
the  English?  No,  with  that  marvelous  system  of  theirs,3  they 

10  have  learned  to  speak  Spanish.  They  have  now  reached  second 
place  in  the  foreign  commerce  of  Argentina.  Since  4  Argen- 
tina manufactures  very  little,  the  Germans  who  have  studied 
the  economic  conditions  here,  export  to  them  a  great  many 
articles  which  they  need.  What  should  you  say  were  the 

15  most  important  exports5  of  Argentina?  Wheat  and  meat, 
no  doubt.  Doesn't  Argentina  import  anything  from  the 
United  States?  At  present  very  little.  We  North  Americans 
do  very  little  business  with  Argentina.  In  spite  of  our  at- 
tempts to  trade6  with  them,  they  prefer  to  do  business  with 

20  England,  Germany,  and  France.  But  don't  forget  the  Indians. 
They  are  not  important  because  there  are  so  few  of  them. 
They  say  that  there  are  only  about  50,000  in  the  whole 
country. 


LESSON  XVI 

1.   En  el  Hotel 

—  Aqui  tenemos  un  coche  —  subamos  para  ir  al  hotel. 
25  Cochero,  llevenos  al  Hotel  de  Paris. 

—  Espero  que  el  hotel  no  este  lejos  de  aqui  porque 
no  puedo  mas.    Cochero,  ^cuanto  hay  de  aqui  al  hotel? 

1  para  que  scan.        2  tanto.        3  suyo.        4  puesto  que.       5  articulos  de 
exportation.          •  tentativas  de  hacer  negocios. 


A   TRIP    TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  43 

—  Dos  kilometres  poco  mas  o  menos.    Estaremos  alii 
dentro  de  diez  minutos. 

—  Espero  que  haya  cuartos  en  el  hotel  adonde  vamos. 
Esta  muy  cerca  de  los  teatros  y  tranvias. 

—  Caballeros,  este  es  el  hotel.  5 

—  Saiga  Vd.  primero.    Aqui  viene  un  mozo  para  las 
maletas.    Deselas. 

—  <jD6nde  esta  la  oficina? 

—  Por  alii  a  la  derecha. 

—  Senor,  quisieramos  dos  cuartos  que  den  a  la  calle.      10 

—  Precisamente,    tenemos    lo    que    desea    Vd.  —  dos 
cuartos  contiguos  en  el  segundo  piso. 

—  ^Cuanto  es? 

—  Diez  pesos  diarios  cada  uno. 

—  <iNo  tiene  Vd.  cuartos  mas  baratos?  15 

—  Si,  por  supuesto,  pero  como  dijo  Vd.  que  deseaba 
dos  cuartos  que  diesen  a  la  calle.  .  .  .  ^porque  no  toman 
Vds.  un  cuarto  grande  con  dos  camas  en  el  cuarto  piso? 

—  Y  ese,  <icuanto  es?     Diez  pesos  por  dia,  es  decir, 
cinco  pesos  por  persona.  20 

—  Bien,  lo  tomaremos  para  esta  noche,  y  si  nos  con- 
viene,  nos  quedaremos. 

—  Hagan  Vds.  el  favor  de  firmar  aqui.     Mozo,  acorn- 
pane  a  estos  caballeros  al  cuarto  numero  435.     <iEs  este 
todo  el  equipaje  que  tienen  Vds.?  25 

—  Si,  estas  cuatro  maletas,  nada  mas. 

—  Pues  pasen  Vds.  por  aqui  al  ascensor.    Aqui  tienen 
Vds.  todo  lo  necesario  para  lavarse,  agua  caliente,  toallas, 
jabon.     Si  les  hace  falta  algo  toquen  la  campanilla.    Dejo 

la  Have  en  la  puerta  por  dentro.  30 

—  jCaspita!     IQue  caros  son  los  precios  en  este  hotel! 
Y  el  cuarto  no  es  nada  lujoso. 


44  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

—  No,  pero  es  comodo.     Mi  amigo  que  me  lo  reco- 

mendo  me  habia  prevenido  que  el  vivir  era  muy  caro  en 

Buenos  Aires,  pero  en  comparacion  con  los  otros  este  era 

muy  barato,  tomando  en  cuenta  el  servicio  que  se  en- 

5  cuentra  aqui. 

Verbs :  leer,  creer 

I  read  it,  and  then  asked  him  to  read  it.  He  read  it  to 
himself.1  Read  it  yourself.  Reading,  always  reading!  I 
want  you  to  read  it.  They  read  their  letters.  I  don't  believe 
you.  Believe  me  or  don't  believe  me,  as  you  will.  I  am  sorry 
10  that  you  don't  believe  me.  I  was  afraid  that  he  would  not 
believe  you.  He  believes  it  firmly.2  Of  course!3  He  did 
not  want  me  to  believe  it.  If  he  believed  it,  he  did  not  say  so. 

3.  Exercise 

What  hotel  had  we  better4  go  to?  Well,  the  Hotel  de  Paris 
has  elevators  and  is  very  up-to-date.5  All  right,  let's  go  there. 

15  Is  this  the  Hotel  de  Paris?  Have  you  two  rooms  for  my  friend 
and  myself?  Yes.  How  much  are  they?  Five  pesos  a  day. 
Have  you  any  others  that  are  cheaper?  Yes,  but  they  look 
out  on  to  the  court.  We  do  not  want  rooms  that  look  out 
on  to  the  court.  Can  you  give  us  one  large  front 6  room? 

20  Yes,  I  have  just  what  you  want,  a  large  room  with  two  beds. 
Please  sign  your  names  here.  Boy,  take  these  gentlemen  to 
room  462.  Follow  me,  gentlemen.  Here  is  the  elevator.  I 
hope  it  is  not  too  small.  On  what  floor  is  the  room?  On  the 
fourth  floor.  I  will  show  you  up  immediately.  Have  you  any 

25  other  baggage  besides  7  these  valises?  No,  that  is  all  we  have. 
Here  is  your  room.  Do  you  like  it?  Oh,  it  suits  me  very  well. 
If  it  does  not  suit  us,  we  will  not  stay.  Over  there  is  the  bell 
if  you  should  need  anything.  Let  me  see.  There  are  soap 

1  para  si.  *  a  puno  cerrado.          3  /  Ya  lo  creo!  4  Cree  Vd.  que 

debieramos.        6  moderno.      6  que  de  a  la  calk.      7  ademds  de. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  45 

and  towels.  Is  there  hot  water?  Yes,  you  will  find  some 
there.  Do  you  want  anything  else?  No,  not  for  the  moment. 
I  shall  leave  you  then.  Please  leave  the  key  in  the  door  on  the 
inside.  The  prices  are  higher  at  this  hotel  than  I  thought.  I 
knew  that  living  was  expensive  here.  Several  friends  have  5 
warned  me  about  it.  Although  the  room  is  not  at  all  luxurious, 
it  is  comfortable.  This  hotel  was  recommended  by  a  friend 
of  mine  who  always  stops  here  when  he  comes  to  Buenos 
Aires.  He  thinks  that  in  comparison  with  the  other  hotels  of 
the  city  this  one  is  not  expensive.  Yes,  I  suppose  that  if  you  10 
take  into  account  the  excellent  service  that  one  finds  here, 
the  price  of  the  rooms  is  cheap. 


LESSON  XVII 

1.   Dos  Trozos  de  Stella 

"Hasta  hace  algiin  tiempo  la  parte  norte  de  Buenos 
Aires  concluia  en  la  Plaza  San  Martin.    De  alii  a  Palermo 
—  el  Bois  —  un  largo  intervalo  despoblado,  donde  hoy  15 
se  levanta  la  ciudad  nueva,  linda,  alegre,  suntuosa. 

Una  doble  cadena  de  construcciones,  hermosas  sin 
caracter,  extendiendose  a  un  lado  y  a  otro,  entra  al  gran 
paseo,  el  cual,  abrochandose  a  ella  como  un  inmenso  es- 
labon,  la  deja  prolongarse  hasta  Belgrano.  20 

El  nombre  que  lleva  la  plaza-jardin  que  separa  la 
mas  aristocratica  de  las  Avenidas,  de  la  Recoleta,  — 
nuestra  Necropolis,  —  dice  bien  alto  de  quien  es  obra 
todo  este  u til,  benefico  embellecimiento.  "  Don  Torcuato  " 
no  necesitaba  ser  recordado  asi  a  los  ciudadanos  de  su  25 
metropoli,  pero  los  extranjeros  y  las  generaciones  veni- 
deras  debian  saber  que  Torcuato  de  Alvear  no  fue  en  su 
pais  tan  solo  un  hombre  de  empuje  y  de  gusto,  sino,  que 


46  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

quien  derribo  vie j  as  arquerias,  ensancho  calles,  abrio 
avenidas,  fundo  hospitales,  multiplico  las  plazas,  esti- 
mulo  la  edification,  saneo,  cambio,  rehizo  la  ciudad,  era 
tambien  un  reformador." 


5  "El  publico  era  el  eterno  publico,  separado  por  tres 
barreras  invisibles,  pero  inconmovibles:  el  reducido 
mundo  de  nuestra  aristocracia  de  lujo  y  de  dinero,  que 
estirado  y  compuesto  ocupa  en  todas  partes,  por  derecho 
divino,  el  sitio  privilegiado;  f rente  a  f rente  el  mas  numeroso 

10  y  casi  elegante  "termino  medio"  que  se  divierte  y  sabe 
divertirse;  abajo,  la  multitud  anonima,  dividida  a  su  vez: 
entre  los  que  encuentran  su  diversion  en  mirar,  con  la 
boca  abierta,  divertirse  al  rico,  y  el  que  existe  para 
envidiarlo. 

15  El  palco  del  Jocky  Club,  parece  un  gran  balcon  florido, 
se  llenaba  de  lujosas  sefioras  y  lindas  muchachas." 
(From  Cesar  Duayen's  Stella.) 

2.   Verbs  :  refr,  sonreir,  oir 

Don't  laugh  at  him.  She  laughed  loudly.1  Laughing, 
laughing,  always  laughing.  He  laughed  when  he  heard  it. 

20  I  laugh  at  you.  We  smile  at  those  things.  If  I  should  smile, 
you  would  laugh.  They  laughed  at  what  I  said.  He  laughs 
all  the  time.  He  never  used  to  smile.  Now  he  always  smiles 
at  me.  Hear  him.  I  do  hear  him.  He  does  not  hear  me. 
We  heard  them  talk.  Did  you  hear  what  he  said?  I  heard 

25  him  speak  to  you.  It  is  too  bad 2  that  you  did  not  hear  him. 
If  you  had  heard  him  you  would  not  have  said  that.  Let 
us  hear  what  she  says.  I  hear  what  you  say. 

i  a  carcajadas.  2  es  Idstima. 


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3.  Exercise 

I  have  just  been  reading  Stella,  a  novel  by  a  lady  of  Buenos 
Aires  who  calls  herself  Cesar  Duayen.  This  novel  was  at  one 
time  very  popular  in  Buenos  Aires,  on  account  of  its  descrip- 
tions of  the  aristocratic  life  of  that  city.  Until  a  short  time 
ago  Buenos  Aires  was  a  small  city.  It  is  now  a  handsome  5 
gay  metropolis.  Saint  Martin  Square  is  a  sumptuous  garden. 
It  is  too  bad,  however,  that  the  beautiful  buildings  have  no 
character.  Long  lines  of  buildings  extend  along  the  boulevard 
as  far  as  Palermo.  Do  you  know  whose  work  this  is?  I  know 
that  it  bears  the  name  of  Don  Torcuato.  If  you  were  a  citizen  10 
of  Buenos  Aires  I  should  not  have  to  tell  you  who  he  was,  but 
since  you  are  a  stranger  I  will  tell  you.  Coming  generations 
will  know  that  this  Don  Torcuato  was  a  man  of  taste.  He 
was  a  man  of  great  energy  too.  He  was  the  man  who  tore 
down  old  houses  and  widened  the  streets,  was  he  not?  Yes,  15 
he  practically  rebuilt 1  Buenos  Aires  by  stimulating  build- 
ing and  making  the  city  healthy.  Was  not  Buenos  Aires 
always  a  healthy  city?  No,  and  Don  Torcuato  was  a  re- 
former; he  changed  the  city  completely. 

The  Jocky  Club  of  Buenos  Aires  is  one  of  the  most  luxuri-  20 
ous  clubs  in  the  world.    The  public  that  comes  to  the  races 
which  are  held2  on  its  grounds  is  always  the  same  eternal 
public   separated  by  three  invisible  barriers.     In   the  first 
place3  there  is  the  aristocracy,  and  like  the  aristocracies  of 
all  republics  it  is  one  of  money.    They  think  that  they  should  25 
occupy  the  privileged  places    by    divine  right.      The  more 
numerous  middle  class  always  knows  where  to  find  amuse- 
ment.    Then   there   is   the   nameless   crowd.      Some,   open- 
mouthed,  watch  the  rich  amuse  themselves,  others  envy  the 
elegantly   dressed   rich.      We   could   see   many  pretty  girls  30 
among  all  three  classes,  but  some  were  more  elegantly4  dressed 
than  others. 

1  casi  reedifico.      2  se  celebran.      3  en  primer  lugar.      *  lujosamente. 


48  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

LESSON  XVIII 
1.  El  Gaucho 

—  Vd.  habra  oido  hablar  del  gaucho,  <mo? 

—  Oh  si,  por  supuesto,  varias  veces,  aqui  y  en  nuestro 
pais.    <iLos  hay  todavia  en  Argentina? 

-  Del  tipo  puro  quedan  muy  pocos.    Han  desaparecido 
5  casi  completamente  como  el  " cowboy.'7     Siempre  pasa 
que  a  medida  que  progresa  la  civilization,  trayendo  con- 
sigo  las  ciudades  y  los  ferrocarriles,  desaparece  lo  que 
vive  al  raso.    Lo  reemplaza  o  bien  el  labrador  que  cultiva 
la  tierra  o  el  ciudadano  con  su  industria  y  comercio. 
10       —  <:De  donde  viene  la  palabra   "gaucho'?     <;Es  cas- 
tellana? 

—  No,  no  existe  la  palabra  en  Espafia.     Se  dice  que 
viene  de  un  dialecto  indio  y  que  significaba  en  su  idioma, 
"extranjero."     El   gaucho  vivia  siempre  en  los  campos 

15  y  nunca  venia  a  las  ciudades.  Para  el  valor  y  la  fatiga  no 
habia  como  el.1  Se  le  celebra  mucho  en  los  cuentos  y 
poemas  argentinos,  siempre  montado  en  su  fiel  caballo 
que  era  su  mejor  amigo.  Hasta  se  dice  que  comia  y 
dormia  sobre  su  caballo.  jQue  lastima  para  los  poetas 

20  que  el  gaucho  pintoresco  de  ayer  sea  el  peon  prosaico  de 
hoy! 

—  Sin  embargo  el  peon  que  trabaja  hoy  en  las  estancias 
tiene  mucho 2  del  gaucho  antiguo  <mo? 

—  Si,  pero  solamente  en  lo  que  toca  a  lo  exterior,  y 
25  eso  en  las  regiones  lejos  de  las  ciudades.    Antes,  el  mismo 

era  su  propio  duefio  y  era  libre  para  galopar  por  las  pam- 

i  "he  was  unsurpassed."  2  "resembles  closely." 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  49 

pas.  Ahora  no  es  sino  un  empleado  que  atiende  al  ganado 
de  su  amo.  Uno  de  estos  dias  vaya  Vd.  a  uno  de  nues- 
tros  teatros,  no  de  esos  cosmopolitas,  sino  a  uno  de  los 
teatros  nacionales,  y  alii  vera  Vd.  el  tipo  puro  vestido 
de  poncho,  y  con  el  lazo  o  las  boletas  en  la  mano.  5 

—  El  poncho  ya  se  lo  que  es.  Es  una  manta  con 
agujero  para  la  cabeza.  Pero  las  boletas,  <jque  son? 

—  Son  unas  bolas  de  metal  pegadas  a  una  correa.  Con 
estas  los  indios  solian  pelear  con  los  espafioles,  pero 
despues  los  gauchos  las  empleaban  como  lazo.  10 

2.   Verbs  :  andar,  caer 

My  watch  is  not  going  well.  It  was  going  all  right  yester- 
day. Get  out!1  How  time  flies!2  Let  us  walk  as  far  as3 
the  corner.  They  walked  ten  miles  yesterday.  This  machine 
does  not  work2  well.  They  rode  in  a  carriage.  At  last  he 
sees  the  point.4  How  well  that  dress  becomes 5  her.  He  took  15 
sick 6  yesterday.  Don't  fall.  I  did  not  fall.  Now  I  under- 
stand.7 I  feel  very  sleepy.8  He  dropped  9  his  pen.  The  child 
fell  out  of  the  window. 

3.   Exercise 

I  have  heard  the  word  "gaucho"  several  times.    I  do  not 
know  what  it  means.     Please  explain  it  to  me.     Why,  the  20 
gaucho  corresponds  to  our  cowboy.     Are  there  still  any  in 
Argentina  to-day?     Very  few.     I  suppose  that  the  cities  and 
railroads  have  made  them  disappear  just  as  is  the  case  with 
the  cowboy  of  our  West.     Yes,  in  proportion  as  civilization 
progresses  the  picturesque  types  disappear.    The  farmers  and  25 
townsmen  replace  those  who  used  to  live  in  the  open.     But 
the  word  " gaucho"  is  not  Castilian,  is  it?    Oh  no,  I  have  been 

1  Ande  a  pasear.  2  andar.  3  hasta.  4  caer  en  la  cuenta.  6  caer. 
6  caer  enfermo.  7  caer  en  ello.  8  caerse  de  sueno,  9  dejar  caer. 


SO  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

told  that  the  word  comes  from  an  Indian  dialect.  The  wild 
Indians  used  to  call  all  strangers  gauchos.  One  meets  the 
gaucho  very  frequently  in  Argentine  literature  in  poems 
and  stories.  He  never  liked  the  cities  and  never  would  x  live 
5  in  them.  He  always  lived  in  the  open  on  the  plains.  His 
best  friend  was  his  horse,  and  in  pictures2  he  is  usually  seen 
mounted.  He  practically  lived  on  his  horse.  He  even  ate 
and  slept  on  him.  If  I  were  an  Argentine  poet  I  should  be 
sorry  that  this  picturesque  figure 3  of  yesterday  has  disap- 

10  peared.  Certainly  the  peon  of  to-day  is  not  so  interesting. 
Still 4  the  peons  of  the  remote  parts  of  Argentina  live  some- 
what like  the  old  gaucho  used  to  live.  But  what  a  difference 
there  is  between  the  two!  The  peon  is  not  his  own  master. 
He  is  not  free  to  gallop  over  the  plains  whenever  he  pleases. 

15  He  must  tend  to  his  master's  herds.  Let  us  go  to  one  of  the 
theatres  one  of  these  nights  and  see  a  pure  type  of  gaucho. 
In  the  pictures  I  have  seen  he  is  dressed  in  a  poncho  and 
always  has  a  lasso  or  bole t as  in  his  hand.  What  is  a  poncho? 
Why,  I  have  one  at  home.  It  is  a  cloak  with  a  hole  in  it  for 

20  the  head.  The  gaucho  used  his  boletas  as  a  lasso  for  animals, 
but  the  Indians  used  them  as  a  weapon  when  they  fought 
against  the  Spaniards. 


LESSON  XIX 

1.  En  el  Restaurante 

—  Estoy  rendido  despues  de  tanto  a,ndar.     Es  dema- 
siado  lejos  para  ir  a  nuestro  hotel,  entremos  en  ese  restau- 

25  rante  de  enfrente. 

—  jPero  hombre!     cuesta  un  dineral  comer  alii.     Es 
uno  de  los  restaurantes  mas  lujosos  de  la  ciudad. 

—  Me  alegro  de  eso.    Hoy  es  mi  cumpleanos,  y  quiero 

i  "was  willing."       2  en  los  grabados.       3  personaje.      4  sin  embargo. 


A- TRIP  TO   SOUTH  AMERICA  51 

festejar   la  ocasion  de   un   modo  digno.     Vd.  sera  mi 
convidado. 

—  Al  contrario,  yo  sere  el  huesped. 

—  Arreglaremos  eso  mas  tarde.     jMe  como  los  codes 
de  hambre! *    jMozo!  5 

—  j  Alia  voy! 

—  Una  mesa  para  dos,  y  la  lista  de  platos.    Pero  <jque 
es  esto?     Mozo,   hagame  el  favor  de  explicarme  esto. 
<iQue  quiere  decir  fiambres? 

—  {Ah!     Se    ve    que    son  Yds.  forasteros.     Fiambres  10 
son  tajadas  de  carne  fria  —  es  la  costumbre  aqui  comerlas 
antes  de  la  sopa.    Es  nuestro  "hors  d'ceuvres." 

—  Pues  traiganoslas,  —  hay  que  bailar  al  son  que  se 
toca.2     Despues  tomaremos  una  sopa  de  fideos.     <;Que 
pescado  hay?  15 

—  Tenemos  un  pejerrey  frito  delicioso  —  es  una  de  las 
especialidades  de  la  casa. 

—  iQue  variedad  de  carnes!     <iQue  nos  aconseja  Vd. 
tomar  como  plato  argentine? 

—  Tomen    Vds.   un    puchero.      Consiste   de    carnero  20 
cocido  con  calabaza,  zanahorias,  y  patatas. 

—  Se  me  hace  agua  la  boca  solo  al  oir  de  el. 

—  <iY  que  vino  tomaran  los  senores?    Tenemos  un  vino 
bianco  muy  bueno  que  viene  de  nuestra  provincia  de 
Mendoza.  25 

—  Bueno,  lo  probaremos. 

—  <jY  ensalada  despues? 

—  Si,  de  lechuga  y  tomates.    Despues  tomaremos  queso 
y  cafe  negro. 

—  <:Y  no  quieren  Vds.  postre?  30 

—  Si,  <jque  frutas  tiene  Vd.? 

i  "I  am  famished,"      2  "In  Rome  you  must  do  as  the  Romans  do." 


52  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

—  Tenemos  de  todas,  guineos,  uvas,  melones,  naran- 
jas,  ciruelas,  peras,  cerezas.  .  .  . 

—  jBasta!    Traiganos  uvas  y  cerezas. 

—  <;Que  busca  Vd.?    ^No  tiene  servilleta? 
5      —  Si,  pero  no  tengo  tenedor. 

—  Aqui  viene  el  mozo  con  uno. 

—  He  comido  como   un  sabanon.      jMozo,  la    nota! 
<iPuede  Vd.  cambiar  un  billete  de  cien  pesos? 

—  Creo  que  si. 

10  —  Le  dejare  al  mozo  un  peso  de  propina  que  representa 
diez  por  ciento  de  la  cuenta. 

2.  Verbs  :  acostarse,  acordarse,  ver 

I  go  to  bed  at  eleven,  and  I  get  up  at  half-past  six.  At 
what  time  do  you  go  to  bed?  Let  us  go  to  bed  now.  We 
are  going  to  bed  soon.  He  goes  to  bed  with  the  chickens.  Go 
15  to  bed  now,  it  is  getting  late.  He  does  not  remember  me. 
They  do  not  remember  us.  I  remembered  you,  but  you  did 
not  remember  me.  Remember  it.  I  want  you  to  remember 
that.  Let's  see.1  That's  clear.2  I  have  never  seen  him. 
That  man  is  always  building  castles  in  the  air.3 

3.   Exercise 

20  Let  us  not  go  to  our  hotel,  I  am  completely  exhausted.  I 
have  walked  too  much  to-day.  Do  you  see  that  restaurant 
opposite?  I  am  going  to  take  you  to  dinner  there  this  even- 
ing. Man  alive,  do  you  know  that  it  is  a  very  expensive  restau- 
rant? Yes,  and  I  want  you  to  be  my  guest.  Oh  yes,  I  re- 

25  member  now,  it  is  your  birthday  to-day,  and  you  are  going 
to  celebrate  the  occasion.  I  am  famished,  and  can't  stand 
it  any  longer.4  I  am  glad  that  we  are  going  to  sit  down.  There 
is  a  table  over  there,  let  us  sit  down.  I  don't  see  any5  waiter. 

1  Vamos  a  ver.  *  Ya  se  ve.  3  ver  visiones.  4  no  puedo  mas. 

5  ningun. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  53 

Where  can  they  be?  Here  is  one!  Waiter,  we  are  foreigners, 
and  we  want  a  dinner  that  is  really  Argentine.  When  we  are 
in  Rome  we  must  do  as  the  Romans  do.  What  shall  we 
begin  with?  What  do  you  say  to  noodle  soup?  All  right,  and 
then  bring  us  some  cold  meat.  I  shall  bring  that  first,  be-  5 
cause  it  is  the  custom  here  to  eat  it  before  the  soup.  For 
fish,  I  can  give  you  some  mackerel;  I  advise  you  to  take  that 
because  it  is  one  of  our  specialties.  I  assure  you  that  it  will 
make  your  mouth  water  when  you  see  l  it.  After  that  we 
will  take  an  Argentine  stew.  You  know  that  it  is  a  famous  dish  10 
composed  of  lamb,  pumpkin,  carrots,  and  potatoes.  What 
wine  do  you  want?  Bring  us  some  of  your  white  wine  that 
comes  from  Mendoza.  Did  you  ever  try  it?  No,  it  is  delicious. 
Then  we  want  some  salad,  tomato,  and  lettuce.  For  dessert, 
we  will  have  2  some  fruit.  What  fruits  do  you  want?  What  15 
have  you?  We  have  bananas,  grapes,  melons,  plums,  pears, 
and  .  .  .  Stop!  Bring  us  a  little  of  each3  and  we  will  choose 
what  we  want  after  seeing  them.  We  will  finish  with  cheese 
and  coffee.  Bring  me  a  fork.  And  bring  me  a  napkin.  Good 
gracious!  We  have  eaten  like  gluttons!  Did  you  ask  the  20 
waiter  for  the  bill?  Yes,  I  shall  ask  him  to  change  a  fifty- 
dollar  bill.  How  large  a  tip  are  you  going  to  give  him?  4  Ten 
percent  of  the  bill.  That  is  what  they  give  here. 


LESSON  XX 

1.   En  un  Cafe 

—  Vamos  a  un  cafe,  tengo  que  escribir  algunas  cartas 
y  el  correo  sale  mafiana  por  la  mafiana.  25 

-  <:Porque  diantre  ir  a  un  cafe  para  escribir  cartas? 
jQue  boberia! 

1  Pres.  subj.  (indefinite  future  time).  2  tomaremos  frutas.  3  de  todas. 
*  "How  much  are  you  going  to  give  him  of  tip?" 


54  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

—  Aqui  se  hace  siempre.     Mientras  se  toma  un  refresco 
se  puede  escribir  o  leer  un  periodico.      El  cafe  latino  es 
como  el  club  americano.      Ademas  he  prometido  encontrar 
al  Senor  Valduno  en  el  cafe  de  Europa  a  las  nueve.    Se  lo 

5  presentare  a  Vd.    Sentemonos  por  alii,  junto  a  la  ventana 
—  asi  podremos  ver  a  la  gente  que  pasa. 

—  iQuegentio!    Se  diria  que  todo  Buenos  Aires  se  esta 
paseando  por  aqui. 

—  <iQue  tomaran  los  senores? 
10      — Deme  una  cerveza,  <jy  Vd.? 

-Yo  tomare  una  limonada.  jMozo!  traigame  papel 
y  sobres.  No  necesito  pluma  y  tinta  porque  tengo  una 
plumatintero. 

—  Aqui  tiene  Vd.  el  recado  de  escribir,  papel  secante 
15  y  todo. 

—  Gracias.     ^Hasta  cuando  se  pueden  cellar  al  correo 
cartas  para  el  vapor  que  sale  mafiana  para  Nueva  York? 

—  Hasta  las  once.     Encontrara  Vd.  un  buzon  en  la 
esquina  enfrente. 

20        -Ya  estan  escritas.    Haga  el  favor  de  esperarme  un 

momento,  voy  a  comprar  sellos  y  echarlas  al  correo. 

—  Aqui  viene  mi  amigo.    Senor  Valduno,  tengo  el  gusto 

de  presentarle  a  mi  amigo  el  Senor  Pritchard  de  quien 

he  hablado. 
25      —  Mucho  gusto  en  conocerle.    ^Es  Vd.  norteamericano 

o  ingles? 

—  Soy  americano. 

—  Me  alegro,  porque  yo  soy  americano  tambien. 

—  j Ja!    jja!    ^Como  siempre,  Senor  Valduno? 

30  —Si,  (jporque  no?  Entre  amigos  se  puede  hablar 
francamente.  Vds.  los  norteamericanos  se  han  apropiado 
para  si  el  nombre  "americano." 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  55 

—  <iPues  no  lo  somos? 

—  Si,  pero  nosotros  lo  somos  tambien. 

-  Vd.  que  es  ciudadano  de  la  Repiiblica  de  Argentina 
es  argentine,  <mo? 

-Si.  5 

—  Pues  de  la  misma  manera  nosotros  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  de  America  somos  americanos.  .  .  . 

—  ^O  yanquis? 

—  Le  aconsejo  que  no  llame  Vd.  yanquis  a  mis  com- 
patriotas  de  Virginia  o  de  Georgia.  10 

—  <iY  porque  no? 

—  Porque  le  matarian. 

—  jAh!    veo  que  Vds.  tendran  que  buscarse  un  nom- 
bre  que  nos  guste  a  todos. 

2.  Verbs  :  enviar,  coritinuar,  huir,  echar  (regular) 

I  send  you  what  you  asked  for.  I  want  you  to  send  it  to  me.  15 
We  do  not  send  them  by  mail.    Send  them  to  me  to-day.    Con- 
tinue to  do  what  you  think  is  just.    I  continued  to  talk  to 
them.     I  continue  to  study  in  spite  of  the  heat.     She  still 
continues  to  read.     Do  you  know  the  Spanish  proverb  "to 
jump  from  the  frying  pan  into  the  fire  '7 l    The  enemy  fled.  20 
Whenever  you  see  him,  flee.    I  always  flee  when  I  see  a  dog 
come  near  me.    He  is  growing  stout.2    He  taunted  me  with 
it.3    I  missed 4  her.     The  plant  would  not  take  root.5    He 
started  to  6  run. 

3.  Exercise 

Did  you  say  you  had  some  letters  to  write  this  evening?  25 
Yes.    Well,  why  in  the  deuce  didn't  you  write  them  before 
this?    We  are  to  go  to  the  cafe  to-night  to  meet  Mr.  Valduno. 

1  Huir  dd  fuego  y  dar  en  las  bras  as.      2  echar  carnes.       3  echar  a  la  car  a. 
*  echar  de  menos.       5  echar  raices.      6  echar  a. 


56  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

Very  well  then,  I'll  write  my  letters  there.  We  can  go  early 
so  that  I  can  have  my  letters  all  written  before  he  comes. 
At  what  time  did  he  say  that  he  would  come?  Oh,  about 
nine.  That  is  all  right  then.  I'll  sit  down  here  near  you  and 
5  read  the  paper  while  you  write.  But  I  think  it  is  foolish  to 
go  to  a  cafe  and  write  letters  there.  What  are  you  going  to 
drink?  I  am  not  very  thirsty,  I'll  take  some  coffee.  Waiter, 
bring  me  a  glass  of  beer!  Have  you  a  fountain  pen?  I  left 
mine  in  my  other  coat.  Here  it  is,  but  you  have  no  writing 

10  materials.  The  waiter  will  bring  them  to  me.  I  want  these 
letters  to  go  in  to-morrow  morning's  mail.  If  I  mail  them  be- 
fore nine  o'clock,  will  they  go  to-morrow  surely?  Oh  yes,  you 
can  mail  them  as  late  as  eleven.  I  shall  have  finished  them 
before  nine.  Please  tell  me  where  there  is  a  mail  box  near 
,  15  here.  Give  them  to  me  and  I  will  mail  them  for  you.  There 
is  a  box  in  front  of  the  cafe.  Have  you  any  stamps?  How  many 
do  you  need?  Please  give  me  three.  I  have  mailed  my 
letters  and  now  my  mind  is  free.1  This  is  my  friend  Mr.  Val- 
duno.  I  am  very  glad  to  meet  you,  you  are  a  North  American, 

20  are  you  not?  I  knew  that  you  would  say  North  American 
instead  of  American.  Should  you  like  me  to  say  Yankee? 
Oh  no,  my  compatriots  from  the  South  would  not  like  that. 
We  are  Americans  just  as  you  are  Argentines,  we  have  no 
other  name.  You  think  that  we  have  arrogated  to  ourselves 

25  the  name  American,  but  it  is  the  only  name  we  have. 


LESSON  XXI 

1.  AlTeatro 

<;Que  le  parece  a  Vd.  si  vamos  al  teatro  esta  noche? 
•  Conforme  —  <ia  que  teatro  iremos? 
-Vamos  al  teatro  de  Apolo.     Se  dice  que  ese  es  un 

1  yo,  respiro. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  57 

teatro  popular,  y  yo  quisiera  muchisimo  ver  una  pieza 
argentina.    En  los  otros  teatros  por  la  mayor  parte  repre- 
sentan  zarzuelas  o  piezas  espanolas  o  francesas. 
—  <iQue  quiere  decir  zarzuela? 

—  Una  zarzuela  es  una  pieza  con  miisica  que  corres-  5 
ponde  a  nuestra  " musical  comedy." 

—  Pues  yo  voto  por  la  zarzuela,  eso  me  viene  al  pelo. 

—  Puesto  que  hay  diferencia  de  gustos,  juguemos  a 
cara  o  cruz.    Si  cae  cara  sera  el  Apolo,  y  si  cae  cruz  la 
zarzuela.     Uno,  dos,  y  tres.     Cara  es  —  el  Apolo.     <{Esta  10 
Vd.  listo? 

—  Si,  pero  es  temprano  todavia. 

—  No,  son  las  siete  y  pico,  y  puesto  que  no  hemos 
tornado  los  billetes  en  contaduria,  tenemos  que  ir  inme- 
diatamente.  15 

—  Espere  a  que  me  lave  las  manos  y  me  acepille  un 
poquito.      Me   parezco   a   un   vagabundo.      Tengo    los 
zapatos  y  la  ropa  llenos  de  polvo. 

—  jDios  mio,  que  petimetre! 

-  Ya  estoy  a  su  disposicion.  20 

—  <;Que  localidades  vamos  a  tomar? 

—  Dos  butacas  en  el  balcon  o  como  se  dice  aqui  en  la 
tertulia. 

—  Aqui  estan  los  billetes,  tercera  fila  al  centro.     Es 
bueno  que  nos  hayamos  adelantado.  25 

—  Alii  viene  el  acomodador,  ensenele  los  billetes. 

—  <:Tiene  Vd.  programa? 
-No. 

—  Aqui  tiene  Vd.  uno,  yo  tome  dos.     La  casa  esta 
atestada  y   aun   faltan   diez  minutos  para   empezar  la  30 
pieza.     Mire  Vd.  el  paraiso,  hasta  la  ultima  fila,  cada 
puesto  ocupado. 


58  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

/ 

—  <:  A  que  hora  se  levanta  el  telon?  ]. 

—  A  las  ocho  y  media. 

—  Pues  ^donde  esta  la  orquesta?    No  la  veo. 

—  No  hay  orquesta,  hombre.     Como  en  Europa  no 
5  hay  musica  en  los  teatros  donde  se  representan  piezas  en 

prosa  o  en  verso. 

—  <iC6mo  le  gusto  a  Vd.  el  primer  acto?  ^ 

—  Muy  bien.    Todos  hicieron  bien  sus  papeles  fuera  del 
galan.    Se  estreno  la  pieza  hace  una  semana,  y  todavia  el 

10  transpunte  tiene  que  apuntarle  durante  la  funcion. 

2.  Verbs  :  pagar,  llegar,  sacar,  buscar 

Pay  me  at  once.  I  paid  him  what  I  owed  him.  I  want 
you  to  pay  us  to-day.  I  paid  ten  cents  apiece1  for  them.2  I 
arrived  yesterday.  Let  us  arrive  on  time.  That  has  come 
to  my  notice.3  Where  did  you  get 4  that  idea?  I  cleared  up 
15  all  doubts.5  I  got 4  the  book  out  of  the  drawer.  I  won  the 
first  prize.6  Draw  this  out  for  me.  Look  for  it.  I  looked  for 
it  all  the  morning.  He  wants  me  to  look  for  it.  Let  him 
look  for  it. 

3.  Exercise 

Well,  we  are  going  to  the  theatre  to-night,  are  we  not?    Are 
20  we  agreed?    But  we  haven't  decided  yet  to  which  theatre  we 
are  going.    You  want  to  go  to  the  Apolo,  and  I  want  to  go  to 
the  zarzuela.    Why  do  you  want  so  much  to  go  to  see  a  mu- 
sical comedy?  You  can  see  plenty  of  them  in  the  United  States. 
Well,  a  musical  comedy  would  suit  me  to  a  T  to-night.    What 
25  do  you  say  to  tossing  up  7  for  it?    All  right,  let's  toss  up. 
Heads,  I  win  and  we  go  to  the  Apolo,  tails  you  win  and  we 
go  to  the  zarzuela.    One,  two,  three;  I  lose.    It  is  too  early  to 

1  Omit.         2  par  cada  uno.        s  "That  has  arrived  to  my  ears"  (oidos). 
4  sacar.          6  sacarlo  en  limpio.          6  sacar  el  premio  gordo.  7  "How 

does  it  seem  to  you  if  we  should  toss  up?  " 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  59 

leave  now.  Besides  we  must  wash  our  hands  and  faces  and 
brush  ourselves  a  little  before  we  go.  You  look  like  a  tramp 
with  all  that  dust  on  your  clothes.  It  is  not  necessary  for  us 
to  dress  like  fops.  I'll  be  ready  in  a  minute  and  we  can  go 
at  once  and  get  our  tickets.  We  should  have  got  them  1  in  5 
advance.  Please  give  me  two  seats  in  the  balcony  center. 
Here  are  two  in  the  fourth  row.  If  we  had  not  come  early  we 
should  not  have  got  such  good  seats.  Where  is  the  usher? 
Here  he  is  with  some  programs  in  his  hands.  Please  show  us 
our  seats.  Although  the  curtain  will  not  rise  for  ten  minutes  yet,  10 
all  the  seats  are  taken  in  the  gallery.  I  don't  hear  any  music. 
Where  is  the  orchestra?  Man  alive,  this  is  not  a  zarzuela! 
Did  you  ever  hear  music  in  the  theatres  in  Europe?  Well, 
it  is  the  same  here.  Is  this  play  in  prose  or  in  verse?  It  says 
in  prose  on  the  program.  Just  look  at  the  gallery,  it  is  packed.  15 
There  is  not  a  single  seat  empty.  Did  you  understand  every- 
thing? No,  did  you?  Almost  everything.  The  leading  man 
did  not  play  his  part  very  well.  When  was  the  play  first  put 
on?  Six  days  ago.  Although  he  has  been  playing  the  part 
for  a  week,  the  prompter  had  to  prompt  him  .several  times  20 
during  the  performance. 


LESSON  XXII 

1.  En  el  Tren 

pasara  el  proximo  tranvia  para  la  estacion 
del  ferrocarril? 

—  En  tres  minutos.     Acaba  de  pasar  uno  —  pueden 
verlo  Yds.  bajando  la  calle  por  alii.  25 

—  jQue  lastima  que  lo  hayamos  perdido!     <jQue  hora 
tiene  Vd.  en  su  reloj? 

-  Yo  tengo  las  diez  y  veinte,  pero  mi  reloj  esta  atrasado. 

1  Debieramos  haberlos  tornado. 


60  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

-  Y  yo  tengo  las  diez  y  media,  pero  el  mio  esta  adelan- 
tado.    No  me  habia  fijado  en  la  hora.    Es  mas  tarde  de 
lo  que  creia.    <iQue  le  parece?    ^Tomamos  un  coche? 

—  Creo  que  sera  mejor  asi.    Temo  que  si  aguardamos 
5  el  tranvia,  vamos  a  perder  el  tren. 

—  jCochero,  a  la  estacion!    Tenemos  mucha  prisa,  haga 
Vd.  el  favor  de  apresurar  lo  mas  posible. 

—  <jQue  tren  van  a  tomar  los  senores? 

—  El  de  las  once  y  cinco. 

10  -Tienen  Yds.  tiempo  y  de  sobra.  Estaremos  alii 
dentro  de  diez  minutos. 

—  Pues  dese  Vd.  prisa  de  cualquier  manera,  porque 
tenemos  que  comprar  los  billetes  y  facturar  el  equipaje. 
No  se  sabe  si  tendremos  que  meternos  en  fila  para  tomar 

15  los  billetes. 

—  Mientras  yo  me  cuido  del  equipaje,  metase  Vd.  en 
fila  a  la  ventanilla  y  encontremonos  en  la  sala  de  espera. 
Asi  no  perderemos  tiempo. 

—  Ya  tenemos  los  billetes.    He  aqui  el  talon  del  equi- 
20  paje.    Ahora  al  anden. 

—  Son  ya  las  once,  el  tren  sale  en  cinco  minutos.    Espere 
un  momento,   voy  a   comprar  algunos  periodicos  para 
leer  en  el  tren. 

—  (iQue  periodicos  ha  comprado  Vd.? 

25  —La  Prensa  y  la  Nation.  No  entremos  en  ese  com- 
partimiento.  Esta  reservado  para  los  fumadores.  Este 
otro  esta  lleno,  no  hay  ni  un  solo  asiento  siquiera. 

—  Aqui  hay  dos  asientos  juntos.    Suba  Vd.  pronto  antes 
de  que  vengan  otros. 

30      —  jPasajertos  al  tren! 

-  Ya  se  pone  en  marcha  el  tren.    jAdios,  Buenos  Aires! 

muchas  estaqiones  intermediarias? 


A   TRIP    TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  6 1 

—  No,  este  es  un  tren  expreso.    <iQuiere  Vd.  que  abra 
la  ventanilla? 

—  Si,  abrala.    jDios  mio,  que  polvo!    Cierrela  otra  vez. 
Mas  vale  ahogarnos  con  el  calor  que  con  el  polvo. 

2.   Verbs  :  corregir,  coger,  escoger 

Correct  me  if  I  am  not  right.     Our  teacher  corrects  the  5 
examinations  himself.    Correct  them  yourself.    I  correct  them 
every  week.    I  want  you  to  correct  me.    Catch  that  car  now. 
If  I  catch  you  I  shall  punish  you.     I  caught  him  lying.1 
Don't  catch  cold.2     I  caught  him  unawares.3     Catch  me  if 
you  can.     Here  it  is,  catch  it.     I  choose  this  one,  and  she  10 
chooses  that  one.   Don't  choose  it  now,  choose  it  this  afternoon. 

3.   Exercise 

Why,  it's  half -past  ten,  and  the  next  car  for  the  railroad 
station  will  not  come  for  five  minutes.  I  did  not  know  it 
was  so  late.  My  watch  must  be  slow.  Yes,  because  it  is 
ten  minutes  past  eleven  by  my  watch.  Is  your  watch  fast?  15 
There  is  a  car  going  down  the  street.  We  cannot  catch  it 
now.  Let's  take  a  cab.  If  we  don't,  I  am  afraid  that  we  shall 
lose  the  train.  It  is  later  than  we  thought.  There  is  a  cab, 
let's  jump  in  at  once.  Driver,  take  us  to  the  railroad  station 
quickly.  Hurry,  because  we  have  not  yet  bought  our  tickets,  20 
and  we  may  have  to  stand  in  line  to  get  them.  No,  you  will 
not  have  to  do  that.  There  are  several  ticket  windows  and 
you  will  be  able  to  get  your  tickets  without  standing  in  line. 
Have  you  any  baggage  to  be  checked?  Fortunately  we  have 
only  these  two  valises  which  we  shall  take  with  us  into  the  25 
coach.  What  do  you  say  to  second-class  tickets?  Oh  yes, 
they  will  do.4  Wait  here  while  I  buy  the  tickets.  There  is  the 
platform  on  the  other  side  of  the  waiting  room.  We  have  only 
three  minutes  before  the  train  starts.  It's  too  bad,  I  wanted 
1  en  meniira.  2  coger  un  resfriado.  3  descuidado.  4  estd  bien. 


62  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

to  buy  some  newspapers.  Don't  get  into  that  coach,  it's  a 
smoker.  Get  into  this  one.  It  is  empty.  There  is  not  a 
single  seat  in  that  one.  These  seats  look  comfortable,  let's 
sit  down  here.  All  aboard!  The  train  is  starting.  Is  this  an 
5  express  or  will  there  be  a  great  many  stations  between  here  and 
Santiago?  Not  many.  Please  shut  the  window.  There  is 
so  much  dust  that  I  am  afraid  that  it  will  choke  me.  Yes,  but 
if  I  should  shut  the  window,  it  would  be  very  warm.  Don't 
shut  it  then. 


LESSON  XXIII 

Una  Conductora 

10      —  jMire,  mire!    ^No  vio  Vd.  eso? 

—  No,  <jque  era? 

-  Una  mujer  conductora  en  un  tranvia.  He  visto  a 
las  mujeres  conduciendo  los  coches  en  Paris  pero  esta 
es  la  primer  a  vez  que  veo  a  una  mujer  empleada  de  esta 

15  manera.  Por  cierto  tuvo  razon  Don  Quijote  cuando  dijo 
que  "el  que  lee  mucho  y  anda  mucho,  ve  mucho  y  sabe 
mucho."  Entremos  en  uno  de  esos  tranvias  de  dos  pisos. 
Alii  viene  otro.  No  entremos  en  el  compartimiento  de 
abajo,  subamos  al  de  arriba  para  ver  mejor  la  ciudad. 

20  — Pues  en  su  uniforme  azul  y  su  delantal  bianco  hace 
su  trabajo  como  un  hombre. 

—  |Y  que  horrorizadas  se  pondrian  sus  hermanas  de 
la  America  del  Norte,  taquigrafas  o  tenedoras  de  libro,  si 
viesen  a  esta  mujer! 

25  —  Mire  a  ese  hombre  tratando  de  atraerle  la  atencion, 
pero  nada  de  eso,  ella  se  hace  la  esfinge.  No  le  hace 
ningun  caso. 

—  Esa  costumbre  me  extrafia  mucho.    Voy  a  pregun- 


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tarle  a  este  sefior  a  nuestra  derecha  como  empezo.  Ca- 
ballero,  dispensenos,  pero  somos  extranjeros  y  quisieramos 
que  Vd.  nos  hiciese  el  favor  de  explicarnos  como  es  que 
Vds.  emplean  las  mujeres  como  conductoras. 

—  Con  mucho  gusto,  sefiores.     No  me  sorprende  que  5 
Vds.   lo  extrafien.     Durante  nuestras  guerras,   ya  hace 
muchos  anos,  se  fueron  tantos  hombres  a  combatir  que 
se  emplearon  a  las  mujeres  para  esta  ocupacion  y  desde 
aquel  tiempo  se  han  quedado  como  conductoras. 

—  <iY  los  hombres  no  se  oponen?  10 

—  No,  de  ninguna  manera. 

—  Muchas  gracias,  sefior,  por  su  bondad. 

—  No  hay  de  que,  servidor  de  Vd. 

2.   Verbs  :  traducir,  jugar 

I  translate  some  Spanish  every  day.    I  translated  the  letter 
for  him.     Translate  this  sentence.     I  shall  translate  it  later.  15 
He  translated  the  book  into  English.1    If  I  should  not  trans- 
late the  story,  the  professor  would  scold  me.    They  translated 
it  very  well.    Let  us  play  with  the  children.    They  are  play- 
ing ball.2    I  played  cards  last  night.3    They  dabble  in  stocks.4 
What  are  you  playing?     I  am  playing  checkers.5    It  is  too  20 
bad  that  he  plays  cards  so  much.    Don't  play  with  him,  play 
with  us. 

3.   Exercise 

Did  you  ever  see  women  driving  cabs  in  Paris?  No,  did 
you?  Yes,  I  used  to  see  them  very  often.  But  I  am  going 
to  show  you  something  even  more  strange  than  that.  Look!  25 
Look!  There  goes  a  tramway  now  with  a  woman  conductor! 
Did  you  see  her?  That  seems  to  be  a  strange  way  of  employ- 
ing women.  It  is  just  as  Don  Quixote  said,  "he  who  reads  a 

1  al  ingles.      2  jugar  a  la  pelota,      3  jugar  a  los  naipes.      *  jugar  a  la 
bolsa.      5  jugar  a  las  damas. 


64  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

great  deal  and  travels  a  great  deal,  sees  a  great  deal  and  knows 
a  great  deal."  Here  comes  one  of  those  double-decked  cars. 
Let's  go  to  the  museum  in  it.  All  right.  But  don't  go  in  the 
lower  compartment,  I  don't  like  them.  Besides  we  can  see 
5  the  city  better  from  above.  How  horrified  our  American  girls 
would  be  to  see  this  woman  in  her  blue  uniform  doing  the 
work  of  a  man.  Well,  I  don't  think  that  there  is  much  dif- 
ference between  car  conductors  and  stenographers.  Ah,  but 
if  you  were  a  woman  you  would  see  the  difference.  I  wonder 

10  that  she  doesn't  pay  any  attention  to  the  men.  That  man 
over  there  is  trying  to  attract  her  attention,  but  she  is  per- 
fectly oblivious  to  him.  What  a  curious  custom  it  is!  Ask 
that  man  over  there  who  is  sitting  at  your  right  how  the  cus- 
tom began.  Since  you  are  strangers  I  will  explain  to  you  how 

15  it  began.  It  doubtless  surprises  you  to  see  that  we  employ 
women  as  conductors.  Since  our  last  wars,  several  years  ago, 
we  have  employed  women  because  so  many  men  went  off  to 
fight.  And  since  that  time  have  they  continued  to  do  the 
work?  Yes,  you  see  the  men  do  not  oppose  them  at  all,  and 

20  since  they  do  their  work  well,  the  tramway  company1  has 
kept 2  them.  I  thank  you  for  your  kindness,  sir.  Don't 
mention  it. 


LESSON  XXIV 
.     1.  Una  Conductora.     (Continuation) 

—  Pero  <jque  es  esto?     Se  habra  equivocado.     Habra 
contado  mal.     Esperemos  a  que  suba  otra  vez.     Aqui 
25  viene. 

—  Sefiora,  ha  hecho  Vd.  una  equivocation.  Le  di  a 
Vd.  un  billete  de  un  peso  y  me  ha  dado  Vd.  noventa 
centavos  de  vuelta. 

1  la  compania  de  los  tranmas.     2  retener. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  65 

—  Pues  eso  es.    Vd.  pago  por  dos,  <mo?    La  tarifa  es  de 
cinco  centavos  por  cada  persona  —  diez  centavos  por  dos. 

-Tiene   Vd.   razon,  sefiora,  dispenseme.     jCanastos! 
Es  bastante  barato  este  paseo.     El  peso  chileno  vale 
veintidos  centavos  en  moneda  americana  y  resulta  que  5 
nos  cuesta  este  paseo  un  centavo  y  cuarto.    De  esa  manera 
sale  mas  barato  tomar  el  tranvia  que  andar  a  pie. 

—  Por  supuesto,  andando  a  pie  gastariamos  mas  en 
cuero  de  zapatos.    Y  al  mismo  tiempo  nos  libramos  de 
esos  coches  horrorosos  que  se  llaman  americanos  en  los  10 
cuales  se  hace  uno  mil  pedazos,  tropezando  y  chocando 
en  esas  malditas  calles. 

—  Americanos  dijo  Vd.,  <mo? 
-Si. 

—  Pues  una  americana  aqui  es  una  chaqueta  y  un  15 
americano  significa  un  coche. 

—  Conque  ve  Vd.  que    hay  que    tener  cuidado  con 
equivocarse  de  genero.     <jHa  reparado  Vd.  en  que  toda 
la  gente  mejor  vestida  entra  en  ese  compartimiento  mal 
ventilado  de  abajo?  20 

—  Si,  es  la  misma  distincion  de  clase  que  se  mantiene 
tan  tontamente  en  Europa. 

—  No  diga  Vd.  tontamente,  jhombre!    Es  una  costumbre 
y  tenemos  que  respetarla.    En  nuestro  pais  tan  democra- 
tico,  en  los  coches  de  los  ferrocarriles  no  decimos  primera  25 
y  segunda  clase  pero  tenemos  el  "parlor  car"  que  corres- 
ponde  al  coche  de  primera  clase.     Ademas,   si  hiciese 
mucho  sol  o  si  lloviese  a  cantaros  entonces  estaria  Vd.     . 
muy  contento  de  tener  bastantes  centavos  para  estar 
abajo  protegido  contra  los  elementos.  30 

—  Eso  si,  pero  sin  embargo,  gracias  a  Dios,  ninguna 
costumbre  me  impide  estar  al  aire  libre  cuando  me  gusta. 


66  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

2.   Verbs  :  vestirse,  segair 

He  dresses  well.  She  dressed  up  and  went  out.  I  get  dressed 
every  morning  at  seven.  I  dressed  myself  in  a  hurry  this 
morning.  Don't  dress  yourself  now.  I  want  you  to  get 
dressed  at  once.  You  did  not  want  me  to  get  dressed  earlier. 
5  At  what  time  are  you  going  to  get  dressed?  Follow  me  into 
this  rdom.  I  followed  him  as  he  requested  me.  If  you  did 
not  follow  me  you  would  get  lost.1  He  is  following  us.  The 
dog  followed  his  master.  I  told  him  to  follow  me.  Let  us 
follow  him. 

3.  Exercise 

10  What's  this?  I  paid  for  two  fares  giving  a  one-dollar  bill 
to  the  conductor  and  I  received  ninety  cents  in  exchange. 
There  must  be  a  mistake  here.  Yes,  she  must  have  counted 
wrong.  When  she  comes  up  again  I  will  show  her  the  mis- 
take. Madam,  you  must  have  made  a  mistake.  You  gave 

15  me  ninety  cents  change  for  a  one-dollar  bill.  That's  right. 
Ten  cents  for  two  fares.  Ten  and  ninety  make  one  hundred. 
There  are  one  hundred  cents  in  the  dollar.  I  beg  your  pardon, 
madam,  it  is  I  who  have  made  the  mistake.  Good  gracious, 
what  a  cheap  ride  this  is!  Why,  it  is  no  cheaper  than  in 

20  Boston.  Oh  yes  it  is,  because  our  dollar  is  worth  about  four 
and  one-half  times  as  much  as  2  the  Chilean  dollar.  And  so 
this  ride  will  cost  us  a  little  over  one  cent  apiece.  In  that 
case  in  the  future  it  will  be  cheaper  for  us  to  take  a  car  than 
to  walk.  Shoe  leather  costs  more  than  that.  Of  course,  and 

25  I  shall  be  glad  to  be  freed  from  those  confounded  cabs  which 
the  Chileans  call  "americanos."  Don't  say  "americanas" 
because  that  means  jackets.  We  shall  have  to  be  careful  of 

•  our  genders  in  Chile.  If  we  should  make  a  mistake  in  asking 
for  a  jacket  they  might 3  give  us  a  cab  instead.  I  notice  that 

30  the  best-dressed  people  enter  into  that  lower  compartment. 
None  of  them  come  up  here.  Oh,  that  is  their  foolish  way  of 
1  perderse.  2  cuatro  veces  y  media  mas  que.  3  podrian, 


A   TRIP    TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  67 

maintaining  class  distinctions.  Down  there  is  the  first  class, 
and  up  here  is  the  second  class.  Let  us  not  call  their  customs 
foolish,  let  us  respect  them.  We  Americans  who  think  our- 
selves so  democratic  have  parlor  cars.  I  like  it  up  here  now 
when  the  sun  is  not  too  hot.  If  it  should  rain  hard,  however,  5 
I  should  go  down  stairs  in  order  to  be  protected.  Thank 
heaven,  it  is  not  raining  up  here.  In  that  way  it  does  not 
prevent  me  from  being  in  the  open  air. 


LESSON  XXV 
1.  Los  Bomberos  Chilenos 

En  1863,  tuvo  lugar  en  Santiago  de  Chile  la  catastrofe 
mas  grande  del  siglo  XIX.  Fue  el  incendio  de  la  antigua  10 
iglesia  jesuita  "La  Compania,"  en  el  cual  perecieron  tres 
mil  mujeres.  .  .  .  Esa  desgracia  ocasionada  por  el  gran 
panico  de  las  mujeres,  ese  ardor  implacable  con  que  las 
llamas  devoraron  los  cuerpos  de  las  devotas,  produjeron 
un  cambio  muy  grande  en  las  conciencias.  Se  aumento  15 
la  perdida  del  ascendiente  de  los  clerigos  sobre  la  mujer. 
Ese  incendio  fue  un  aliado  poderoso  del  espiritu  liberal. 
.  .  .  Mirando  esa  desgracia  desde  un  punto  de  vista 
practice  y  relacionado  con  la  seguridad  piiblica,  el  go- 
bierno  resolvio  establecer  un  cuerpo  de  zapadores  bomberos  20 
defensores  de  la  propiedad,  asalariados,  y  con  organiza- 
cion  militar,  tal  como  existen  en  las  capitales  europeas. 
.  .  .  Los  partidos  politicos  se  lanzaron  a  organizar  un 
cuerpo  de  bomberos  voluntario  y  la  action  del  gobierno 
quedo  en  este  sentido  desbaratada.  25 

En  el  centro  de  la  ciudad,  en  una  alta  torre  se  coloco 
una  campana  de  alarmas  cuyas  siniestras  vibraciones  se 


68  A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA 

sienten  en  toda  la  poblacion.  Declarado  el  peligro  en 
algun  punto,  echada  a  vuelo  la  campana,  todos  los  ciuda- 
danos  inscritos  en  los  registros  del  cuerpo  de  bomberos 
acuden  al  sitio  amagado.  La  tarea  no  es  comoda,  a  veces 
5  un  incendio  se  declara  en  la  media  de  la  noche,  cuando 
reposa  el  trabajador  o  cuando  se  acuesta  cansado  el  hijo 
de  la  familia.  ...  El  cuerpo  de  bomberos  se  discipline 
rapidamente,  adquirio  un  material  abundante,  uso  pin- 
torescos  uniformes,  tuvo  pronto  una  leyenda  de  esfuerzos, 
10  una  galeria  de  victimas,  y  la  certidumbre  de  haber  salvado 
la  ciudad  en  repetidas  ocasiones.  (From  B.  Vicuna  Suber- 
caseaux:  Un  pats  nuevo,  Cartas  sobre  Chile.) 

2.    Verbs:    escribir,  alrir 

Have  you  written  to  him?  Yes,  I  have  written  to  him.  If 
I  had  not  written  to  her  she  would  not  have  come.  It  must 

15  have  been  decreed.1  Having  written  my  exercises  I  studied 
my  lessons.  It  is  already  written.  Why  have  you  not  opened 
the  windows?  If  I  had  opened  them,  the  dust  would  have 
come  in.  Have  you  not  opened  your  letters  yet?  Yes,  they 
are  opened.  The  door  is  open.  If  it  is  open,  close  it.  He 

20  always  keeps  his  eyes  open.  I  have  opened  his  eyes  to  the 
truth.  He  has  opened  his  heart  to  me. 

3.    Exercise 

In  1863  there  was  a  terrible  fire  in  an  old  church  in  Santiago 

de  Chile.     By  the  way,  why  do  they  add2  "de  Chile"  after 

Santiago?    Oh,  that  is  because  there  are  several  other  cities 

25  in  Spanish-speaking  countries 3  with  the  same  name.     For 

instance,4  there  is  one  in  Spain  and  one  in  Cuba.    Some  people  5 

1  JEstaria  escritol  2  se  pone.  3  en  los  paises  de  habla  espanola, 

4  porejemplo.  5  algunos. 


A   TRIP   TO    SOUTH   AMERICA  69 

say  that  this  fire  was  the  greatest  disaster  of  the  nineteenth 
century  in  Chile.     What  caused  it?     It  is  not  known.     The 
panic  of  the  poor  women  whose  bodies  were  devoured  by  the 
flames  was  great.      The  loss  of  life  was  terrible.     Three  thou- 
sand devout  women  had  perished  in  that  fire.     They  say  that  5 
this  catastrophe  brought  about  a  more  liberal  spirit  in  Chile. 
If  you  look  at  this  fire  from  a  practical  point  of  view,  you 
will  see  that  the  fire  produced  a  great  change  in  the  city  of 
Santiago.     First,  the  government  established  a  corps  of  fire- 
men.    They  were  to  be  the  defenders  of  property  and  were  10 
to  be  paid  by  the  government     Such  corps,  you  know,  exist  in 
some  European  cities.     But  one  of  the  political  parties  re- 
solved to  organize  a  corps  of  firemen  and  so  thwarted  the 
government's  plan.    Now  there  js  a  tower  in  the  center  of  the 
city.    When  the  citizens  whose  names  appear  on  the  roster  15 
of  the  corps  hear  that  bell,  they  rush  to  the  place  where  the 
fire  is.    There  is  of  course,  great  danger  in  the  task,  but  the 
volunteer  firemen  like  it.     Sometimes  they  have  to  hasten 
to  a  fire  in  the  middle  of  the  night.    The  father  of  the  family    • 
has  often  gone  to  bed  when  he  hears  the  sinister  vibrations  of  20 
the  bell.     The  firemen  wear  very  picturesque  uniforms  and 
have  saved  the  city  on  several  occasions.    Their  efforts  have 
given  rise  to  a  number  of  legends.     They  have  also  acquired  1 
the  certainty  that  there  are  not  so  many  victims  of  fire  in 
Santiago  as  formerly.  25 

1  adquirido. 


APPENDIX 


Irregular  forms  of  irregular  verbs. 


1.  abrir,    irreg.  p.p.  abierto. 
acordarse,      rad.      ch.,      see 

acostarse. 

2.  acostarse,       acostandose, 
acostado. 

pres.  ind.  me  acuesto,  te 
acuestas,  se  acuesta,  nos 
acostamos,  os  acostais,  se 
acuestan. 

pres.  subj.  me  acueste,  te 
acuestes,  se  acueste,  nos 
acostemos,  os  acosteis,  se 
acuesten. 

3.   andar,  andando,  andado. 

pret.  anduve,  anduviste,  an- 
duvo,    anduvimos,    andu- 
visteis,  anduvieron. 
anduviese, 
anduviera,etc. 

4.  buscar,    buscando,    bus- 
cado.     Verbs  in  car  change 
c  to  qu  before  e. 

pres.  subj.  busque,  busques, 
busque,  busquemos,  bus- 
queis,  busquen. 

pret.  ist  pers.  sing,  busque. 

5.  caer,  cayendo,  caido. 
pres.^  indie,   ist  pers.   caigo. 
pres.  subj.  caiga,  caigas,  caiga, 

caigamos,  caigais,  caigan. 
pret.  cai,  caiste,  cay6,  caimos, 
calsteis,  cayeron. 

, .    /  cayese, 
imp.  subi.   \ 

J     \  cayera,  etc. 

6.  coger,    cogiendo,    cogido. 


Verbs  in  ger  and  gir  change 
g  to  j  before  a  and  o. 
pres.  indie,  ist  pers.  cojo. 
pres.  subj.  coja,  cojas,  coja, 
cojamos,    cojais,    cojan. 

7.  conocer,  conociendo,  cono- 
cido.     Verbs  in  cer  and  cir 
preceded  by  a  vowel  insert 
a  z  before  the  c  when  it  is 
followed  by  a  and  o. 

pres.  indie,  conozco. 

pres.  subj.  conozca,  conozcas, 

conozca,  conozcamos,  co- 

nozcais,  conozcan. 

8.  continual*,      continuando, 
continuado.     Takes    an    ac- 
cent on  the  u  in  the  sing,  and 
3d  pers.   plur.   of   the  pres. 
indie,  and  pres.  subj. 

pres.  indie,  continue,  con- 
tinuas,  continua,  conti- 
nuamos,  continuais,  con- 
tinuan. 

pres.  subj.  continue,  con- 
tinues, continue,  conti- 
nuemos,  continueis,  con- 
tinuen. 

9.  corregir,  corrigiendo,  cor- 
regido.     Rad.  ch.,  and  verbs 
in  ger  and  gir  change  g  to  j 
before  a  and  o. 

pres.  indie,  corrijo,  corriges, 
corrige,  corregimos,  cor- 
regis,  corrigen. 

pres,  subj.   corrija,   corrijas, 


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corrija,     cornjamos,     cor- 

rijais,  corrijan. 
pret.  corregf,  corregiste,  cor- 

rigi6,  corregimos,  corregis- 

teis,  corrigieron. 
.  . .    /  corrigiese, 

imp.  subj.  {corrigiera;etc. 

10.  creer,    creyendo,    creido. 

pret.  cref,  creiste,  creyo, 
creimos,  creisteis,  creye- 
ron. 

, .    /  creyese, 
imp.  subj.  |  creyeraj  etc 

11.  dar,  dando,  dado. 
pres.  indie,  ist  pers.  doy. 
pres.  subj.  de,  des,  de,  demos, 

dels,  den. 

pret.  df,  diste,  di6.  dimos, 
disteis,  dieron. 

, .    /  diese, 
imp.  subj.  |dierajetc> 

12.  decir,      diciendo,      dicho. 
pres.  ind.   digo,  dices,  dice, 

decimos,  decfs,  dicen. 
pres.  subj.  diga,  digas,  diga, 

digamos,   digais,   digan. 
pret.  dije,  dijiste,  dijo,  diji- 

mos,  dijisteis,  dijeron. 

.  , .    /  dijese, 

imp.nbj.  [jjQ^ 

jut.  dire,  etc. 
cond.  dirfa,  etc. 

13.  dormir,    durmiendo,    dor- 
mido.     Rad.  ch. 

pres.  indie,  duermo,  duermes, 
duerme,  dormimos,  dor- 
mis,  duermen. 

pres.  subj.  duerma,  duermas, 
duerma,  durmamos,  dur- 
mais,  duerman. 

pret.  dormf,  dormiste,  dur- 
mi6,  dormimos,  dormisteis, 
durmieron. 


durmiese, 

durmiera;  etc 

14.  empezar,  empezando,  em- 
pezado.     Rad.  ch.  and  verbs 
in  zar  change  z  to  c  before  e. 
pres.    indie,    empiezo,    em- 

piezas,   empieza,   empeza- 

mos,  empezais,  empiezan. 
pres.  subj.  empiece,  empieces, 

empiece,  empecemos,  em- 

peceis,  empiecen. 
pret.  ist.  pers.  sing,  empece. 

15.  enviar,  enviando,  enviado. 
Takes  an  accent  on  the  i  in 
the  sing,  and  3d  pers.  plur. 
of  pres.  indie,  and  pres.  subj. 
pres.    indie,    envio,    envias, 

envfa,   enviamos,    enviais, 
envian. 

pres.  subj.  envfe,  envies,  envfe, 
enviemos,  envieis,  envien. 

16.  escribir,    irreg.    p.p.    es- 
crito. 

17.  estar,  estando,  estado. 
pres.  indie,  estoy,  estas,  esta, 

estamos,  estais,  estan. 
pres.  subj.  este",  estes,  este, 

estemos,  esteis,  esten. 
pret.  estuve,  estuviste,  es- 

tuvo,   estuvimos,   estuvis- 

teis,  estuvieron. 

,     f  estuviese, 
imp-suly.  {  estuviera>etc. 

gustar,  regular  in  sense  of  to 
taste;  impersonal,  used  only 
in  third  person  in  sense  of  to 
like. 

18.  haber,   habiendo,  habido. 
pres.  ind.  he,  has,  ha,  (hay), 

hemos,  habeas,  ban. 
pres.  subj.  haya,  hayas,  haya, 

hayamos,    hayais,    hayan. 
pret.    hube,    hubiste,    hubo, 


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73 


hubimos,     hubisteis,     hu- 
bieron. 

hubiese, 
hubiera,  etc. 
jut.  habre,  etc. 
cond.  habrla,  etc. 

19.  hacer,    haciendo,    hecho. 
pres.  indie,  ist  pers.  hago. 
pres.  subj.  haga,  hagas,  haga, 

hagamos,    hagais,    hagan. 
pret.  hice,  hiciste,  hizo,  hici- 

mos,  hicisteis,  hicieron. 

, .    /  hiciese, 
fap.slAj.  \  hiciera,  etc. 
fut.  hare,  etc. 
cond.  haria,  etc. 

20.  huir,  huyendo,  huido. 
pres.  indie,  huyo,  huyes,  huye, 

huimos,  huis,  huyen. 

pres.  subj.  huya,  huyas, 
huya,  huyamos,  huyais, 
huyan. 

pret.  hui,  huiste,  huy6,  hui- 
mos, huisteis,  huyeron. 
j  huyese, 

imp.  subj.   (huyerajetc. 

21.  ir,  yendo,  ido. 

pres.    indie,    voy,    vas,    va, 

vamos,  vais,  van. 
pres.  subj.  vaya,  vayas,  vaya, 

vayamos,    vayais,    vayan. 
pret.  fui,  fuiste,  fue,  fuimos, 

fuisteis,  fueron. 

, .     f  fuese, 
imp.  subj.   (fuera>etc. 

fut.  ire,  etc. 
cond.  iria,  etc. 

22.  jugar,    jugando,     jugado. 
Rad.  ch.,  and  verbs  in  gar 
insert  u  before  e. 

pres.  ind.  juego,  juegas, 
juega,  jugamos,  jugais, 
juegan. 


pres.  subj.  juegue,  juegues, 
juegue,  juguemos,  jugueis, 
jueguen. 

pret.  ist  pers.  sing,  jugue. 
leer,  see  creer. 
lucir,  see  conocer. 

23.  llegar,   llegando,   llegado. 
Verbs  in  gar  insert  u  before  e. 
pres.    subj.    llegue,    llegues, 

llegue,  lleguemos,  llegueis, 

lleguen. 

pret.  ist.  pers.  sing,  llegue. 
morir,  muriendo,  muerto.    See 
dormir. 

24.  ofr,  oyendo,  oido. 

pres.  indie,  oigo,  oyes,  oye, 

oimos,  ois,  oyen. 
pres.  subj.  oiga,  oigas,  oiga, 

oigamos,    oigais,    oigan. 
pret.    of,    olste,   oy6,   oimos, 

oisteis,  oyeron. 
.     .        ,  .  -j  /  oyese, 

*w^™^  \oyera,  etc. 

fut.  oire,  etc. 

cond.  oirfa,  etc. 
pagar,  see  llegar. 
parecer,  see  conocer. 

25.  pedir,  pidiendo,  pedido. 
pres.  indie,  pido,  pides,  pide, 

pedimos,  pedis,  piden. 
pres.  subj.  pida,  pidas,  pida, 

pidamos,  pidais,  pidan. 
pret.    pedi,     pediste,    pidi6, 

pedimos,  pedisteis,  pidie- 

ron. 

.  ,.(  pidiese, 

imp.  subj.   {pidiera?eta 

26.  pensar,  pensando,  pensa- 
do.     Rad.  ch. 

pres.  indie,  pienso,  piensas, 
piensa,  pensamos,  pensais, 
piensan. 

pres.    subj.    piense,    pienses, 


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APPENDIX 


piense,  pensemos,  penseis, 
piensen. 

27.  perder,  perdiendo,  per  dido. 
Rad.  ch. 

pres.    indie,    pierdo,    pierdes, 

pierde,  perdemos,   perdeis, 

pierden. 
pres.  subj.  pierda,  pierdas, 

pierda,   perdamos,   perdais, 

pierdan. 

28.  poder,   pudiendo,   podido. 
pres.   indie,    puedo,    puedes, 

puede,    podemos,    podeis, 

pueden. 
pres.  subj.  pueda,  puedas, 

pueda,    podamos,    podais, 

puedan. 
pret.  pude,  pudiste,  pudo, 

pudimos,  pudisteis,  pudie- 

ron. 

/  pudiese, 
imp.  subj.  jpudierajetc. 

fut.  podre,  etc. 
cond.  podria,  etc. 

29.  poner,    poniendo,   puesto. 

pres.  indie,  ist  pers.  pongo. 
pres.    subj.    ponga,    pongas, 

ponga,     pongamos,     pon- 

gais,  pongan. 
pret.     puse,     pusiste,     puso, 

pusimos,   pusisteis,   pusie- 

ron. 


imp.  subj. 


•  pusiese, 
pusiera,  etc. 
fut.  pondre,  etc. 
cond.  pondria,  etc. 
30.   querer,  queriendo,  querido. 
pres.  indie,   quiero,   quieres, 
quiere,  queremos,  quereis, 
quieren. 

pres.  subj.  quiera,  quieras, 
quiera,  queramos,  querais, 
quieran. 


pret.  quise,  quisiste,  quiso, 
quisimos,  quisisteis,  qui- 
sieron. 

,     f  quisiese, 
imp.  subj.  {quisiera>etc. 

fut.  querre,  etc. 
cond.  querria,  etc. 

31.  reir,  riendo,  reido. 

pres.     indie,    rio,    ries,    rie, 

reimos,  reis,  rien. 
pres.     subj.     ria,     rias,     ria, 

riamos,  rials,  rlan. 
pret.  rei,  reiste,  rio,  reimos, 

relsteis,  rieron. 

,  .    /  riese, 
imp.  subj.   |rierajetc> 

fut.  reire,  etc. 
cond.  reiria,  etc. 

32.  saber,    sabiendo,    sabido. 
pres.  indie,   se,   sabes,   sabe, 

'  sabemos,  sabeis,  saben. 
pres.  subj.  sepa,  sepas,  sepa, 

sepamos,  sepals,  sepan. 
pret.  supe,  supiste,  supo, 

supimos,   supisteis,   supie- 

ron. 

.  ,  .    /  supiese, 

imp.  subj.   (  supiera>  etc. 

fut.  sabre,  etc. 
cond.  sabria,  etc. 
sacar,  see  buscar. 

33.  salir,  saliendo,  salido. 

pres.  indie,  salgo,  sales,  sale, 
salimos,  salisj  salen. 

pres.  subj.  saiga,  saigas,  saiga, 
salgamos,  salgais,  salgan. 

fut.  saldre,  etc. 

cond.  saldria,  etc. 

34.  seguir,  siguiendo,  seguido. 
pres.  indie,  sigo,  sigues,  sigue, 

seguimos,    seguis,    siguen. 
pres.  subj.  siga,  sigas,  siga, 
sigamos,  sigais,  sigan. 


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75 


,. 
imp.  subj. 


pret.  segul,  seguiste,  sigui6, 
seguimos,  seguisteis.  si- 
guieron. 

siguiese, 
siguierajetc. 
sentarse,  like  pensar. 
35.   sentir,  sintiendo,  sentido. 
Rad.  ch. 

pres.  indie,  siento,  sientes, 
siente,  sentimos,  sentis, 
sienten. 

pres.  subj.  sienta,  sientas, 
sienta,  sentamos,  sentais, 
sientan. 

pret.  senti,  sentiste,  sinti6, 
sentimos,  sentisteis,  sin- 
tieron. 


imp.  subj. 

\  smtiera,  etc. 

36.  ser,  siendo,  sido. 

pres.    indie,    soy,    eres,    es, 

somos,  sois,  son. 
pres.    subj.    sea,    seas,    sea, 

seamos,  seais,  scan. 
pret.  fui,  fuiste,  fue,  fuimos, 

fuisteis,  fueron. 

/  f  uese, 
j.  |fuerajetc> 

servir,  see  pedir. 

37.  tener,    teniendo,    tenido. 

pres.    indie,    tengo,     tienes, 

tiene,      tenemos,      teneis, 

tienen. 
pres.    subj.     tenga,     tengas, 

tenga,  tengamos,  tengais, 

tengan. 
pret.     tuve,     tuviste,     tuvo, 

tuvimos,   tuvisteis,   tuvie- 

ron. 

tuviese, 


38.  traducir,  traduciendo,  tra- 
ducido. 

pres.  indie.  1st  pers.  traduzco. 
pres.    subj.     traduzca,     tra- 

duzcas,  traduzca,  traduz- 

camos,     traduzcais,     tra- 

duzcan. 
pret.  traduje,  tradujiste,  tra- 

dujo,    tradujimos,     tradu- 

jisteis,  tradujeron. 

, .    /  tradujese, 
imp.  subj.  (tradujera>etc. 

39.  traer,     trayendo,     traido. 
pres.  indie,  ist  pers.  traigo. 
pres.    subj.    traiga,    traigas, 

traiga,     traigamos,     trai- 
gais,  traigan. 

pret.  traje,  trajiste,  trajo, 
trajimos,  trajisteis,  tra- 
jeron. 

, .    /  trajese, 
imp.  subj.  |trajerajetc> 

40.  valer,     valiendo,     valido. 

pres.  indie,  ist.  pers.  valgo. 
pres.     subj.     valga,     valgas, 

valga,    valgamos,    valgais, 

valgan. 

fut.  valdre,  etc. 
cond.  valdria,  etc. 

41.  venir,    viniendo,    venido. 
pres.    indie,    vengo,    vienes, 

viene,      venimos,      venis, 

vienen. 
pres.  subj.  venga,  vengas, 

venga,  vengamos,  vengais, 

vengan. 
pret.  vine,  viniste,  vino, 

vinimos,    yinisteis,    vinie- 

ron. 


imp.  subj.   ltuviera>etc. 

fut.  tendre,  etc. 
cond.  tendria,  etc. 


imp.  subj. 


vimese, 
viniera,  etc. 

fut.  vendre,  etc. 

cond.  vendria,  etc 


76  APPENDIX 

42.  ver,  viendo,  visto.  vestirse,  see  pedir. 

pres.  indie,  veo,  ves,  ve,  ve-  43.   volver,  volviendo,  vuelto. 

mos,  veis,  ven.  pres.  indie,  vuelvo,  vuelves, 

pres.   subj.    vea,    veas,    vea,  vuelve,      volvemos,     vol- 

veamos,  veais,  vean.  veis,  vuelven. 

pret.    vf,   viste,    vi6,   vimos,  pres.  subj.   vuelva,   vuelvas, 

visteis,  vieron.  vuelva,  volvamos,  volvais, 

,    /  viese,  vuelvan. 
imp.svbj.  (vierajetc. 


SPANISH-ENGLISH  VOCABULARY 


App.,  with  number,  refers  to  irregular  verbs  in  the  Appendix. 


a,  at,  to. 

abajo,  below. 

abnegation,  /.  self-denial. 

abrigo,  m.  overcoat. 

abril,  m.  April. 

abrir,  app.  i,  to  open. 

abrochar,  to  fasten,  buckle  on. 

abundante,  m.  and  f.  abundant. 

acabar,  to  finish;  —  de,  to 
have  just. 

acaso,  adv.  by  chance. 

action,  /.  action. 

acepillar,  to  brush. 

aceptar,  to  accept. 

acerca,  about;  —  de,  with 
regard  to. 

acomodador,  m.  usher. 

acompafiar,  to  accompany. 

aconsejar,  to  advise. 

acordarse  de,  app.  2,  to  re- 
member. 

acostarse,  app.  2,  to  go  to  bed. 

acostumbrarse,  to  accustom 
one's  self. 

acudir,  to  hasten. 

adelantado,  -a,  advanced,  fast 
(of  a  watch) . 

adelantarse,  to  anticipate, 
come  ahead  of  time. 

ademas,  besides,  moreover. 

|adi6s!  goodbye! 

adivinar,  to  divine,  guess. 

adquirir,  to  acquire. 


afeitar,  to  shave;  navaja  de 
— ,  razor. 

aficionado,  -a,  fond  of,  inter- 
ested in. 

afortunadamente,   fortunately. 

agenda,/,  notebook. 

agraviado,  -a,  aggrieved. 

agua,  /.  water. 

aguardar,  to  await,  wait  for. 

agujero,  m.  hole. 

ahi,  there;   i  —  va!    biff,  bang! 

ahogar,  app.  23,  to  suffocate. 

ahora,  now. 

ahorro,  m.  saving. 

aire,  m.  air,  look. 

Jaja!  aha! 

alarma,  m.  alarm. 

albricias,  /.  pi.  good  news, 
hurrah. 

alcanzar,  to  reach. 

alegrarse,  to  be  glad. 

alegre,  m.  and  f.  happy,  gay. 

aleman,  -na,  German. 

algo,  something. 

algun,  alguno,  -a,  some,  any. 

aliado,  m.  ally. 

almacen,  m.  storage  house. 

almuerzo,  m.  breakfast,  lunch. 

Alpes,  m.  pi.  Alps  mountains. 

alto,  adv.  loud. 

alto,  -a,  high,  tall. 

altura,  /.  height. 

alia,  there. 

alii,  there;   por  — ,  over  there. 


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amable,  m.  and  f.  amiable, 
kind. 

amagar,  to  threaten. 

ambicioso,  -a,  ambitious. 

America  del  Sur,  /.  South 
America. 

americano,  -a,  American;  cab 
(Chilean) . 

amigo,  m.  friend. 

amo,  m.  master. 

ancho,  -a,  wide,  ample;  a 
sus  anchas,  at  one's  ease. 

andar,  app.  j,  to  walk,  travel. 

anden,  m.  platform. 

anonimo,  -a,  anonymous, 
nameless. 

anteayer,  day  before  yesterday. 

antes,  before,  formerly. 

antiguo,  -a,  ancient,  old,  for- 
mer. 

ano,  m.  year. 

aparecer,  app.  7,  to  appear. 

apenas,  scarcely. 

aplicar,  app.  4,  to  apply;  — se, 
to  apply  one's  self,  pay  close 
attention. 

apostar  app.  2,  to  bet,  wager. 

aprender,  to  learn. 

apresurar,  to  hurry,  hasten. 

apropiar,  to  appropriate,  as- 
sume: — se,  to  arrogate  to 
one's  self. 

aprovechar,  to  profit  by,  make 
good  use  of. 

apuntar,  to  note,  prompt. 

apurarse,  to  worry. 

apuro,  m.  want,  worry;  salir  de 
— s,  to  get  along. 

aqui,  here;   por  — ,  this  way. 

ardor,  m.  ardor,  faith. 

Argentina,  la  Argentina,  Argen- 
tine Republic. 

argentine,  -a,  Argentine. 


aristocracia,  /.  aristocracy. 

aristocratico,  -a,  aristocratic. 

aritmetica,  /.  arithmetic. 

armario,  m.  closet. 

arqueria, /.  aqueduct. 

arquitectura,  /.  architecture. 

arquitectural,  m.  and  f.  archi- 
tectural. 

arrancar,  app.  4,  to  tear. 

arreglar,  to  arrange. 

arriba,  above. 

articulo,  m.  article. 

asalariar,  to  fix  with  a  salary, 
pay. 

asar,  to  roast. 

ascendiente,  m.  ascendant. 

ascensor,  m.  elevator. 

asegurar,  to  assure,  make 
secure,  fasten. 

asi,  so;  — ,  — ,  so  so. 

asiento,  m.  seat. 

asistir,  to  be  present,  attend. 

aspecto,  m.  aspect. 

atencion,/.  attention. 

atender,  app.  27,  to  attend. 

atestar,  to  crowd,  cram. 

atmosf era,  /.  atmosphere. 

atraer,  app.  39,  to  attract. 

atrasado,  -a,  backward,  be- 
hind the  times,  slow. 

atravesar,  to  cross. 

atuf\Jdo,  -a,  harebrained.          I/ 

aumentarse,  to  increase. 

aun,  even,  still;  —  asi  y  todo, 
even  so,  notwithstanding. 

aunque,  although. 

autor,  m.,  author. 

avenida, /.  avenue. 

ayer,  yesterday. 

ayudar,  to  help. 

azucar,  m.  sugar. 

azul,  m.  and  f.  blue. 


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B 

babucha,  /.  slipper. 

bahia,  /.  bay. 

bailar,  to  dance. 

bajar,  to  descend,  go  down,  get 

out. 

balcon,  m.  balcony, 
banquero,  m.  banker. 
barato,  -a,  cheap. 
barbaridad,  /.  barbarity,  atro- 
city. 

barrera,  /.  barrier. 
barro,  m.  clay, 
ibasta!  enough;  j —  de  chistes! 

stop  your  joking ! 
bastante,  enough,  sufficient, 
baul,  m.  trunk;  —  de  camarote, 

steamer  trunk. 
bello,  -a,  beautiful. 
benefico,  -a,  beneficent, 
bibliomane,  m.  bookworm. 
biblioteca,  /.  library. 
bibliotecario,  m.  librarian. 
bien,    well,  indeed;    no  — ,  as 

soon  as. 

billete,  m.  bank  note,  ticket. 
bianco,  -a,  white. 
boberia,  /.  foolishness. 
boca, /.  mouth. 

boleta;  — s,  /.  pi.  metal  balls. 
bolsillo,  m.  pocket. 
bombero,  m.  fireman, 
bondad,  /.   kindness;  tenga  la 

— ,  please, 
bonito,  -a,  pretty. 
bordado,  m.  embroidery, 
borrascoso,  -a,  stormy,  rough. 
boton,  m.  button. 
Brasil,  el  Brasil,  m.  Brazil. 
bravo,  -a,  brave;  indio  — ,  wild 

Indian. 
broma,  /.  joke. 


bueno,  -a,  good. 
buscar,  to  seek,  look  for. 
butaca,  /.  armchair,  seat  in  a 

theatre. 
buzon,  m.  mail  box. 


caballero,  m.  gentleman. 

caballo,  m.  horse. 

cabello,  m.  hair. 

cabeza,  /.  head. 

cabo,  m.  end,  cape. 

cada,  m.  and  f.  each;  —  cual, 
every  one. 

cadena,  /.  chain,  series. 

caer,  a  pp.  5,  to  fall. 

cafe,  m.  coffee,  cafe. 

caja, /.  case. 

calabaza, /.  squash. 

calcetin,  m.  half-hose,  sock. 

calcular,  to  calculate. 

caliente,  m.  andf.  warm. 

calor,  m.  heat,  warmth;  hacer 
— ,  to  be  warm. 

calvo,  -a,  bald. 

calle, /.  street. 

cama,  /.  bed. 

camarote,  m.  stateroom,  cabin; 
baul  de  — ,  steamer  trunk. 

cambiar,  to  change. 

cambio,  m.  exchange,  change; 
en  — ,  on  the  other  hand. 

camisa,  /.  shirt;  —  de  frac, 
dress  shirt. 

campana,  /.  bell. 

campanula,  /.  bell. 

campo,  m.  field,  prairie. 

Canal  de  la  Mancha,  m.  Eng- 
lish Channel. 

icanario!  goodness! 

icanastos!  good  gracious! 

cansado,  -a,  tired. 


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cantaro,  m.  pitcher,  jug;  llover 
a  —  s,  see  llover. 

capital,/,  capital  (city). 

cara,  /.  face;  jugar  a  —  o  cruz, 
see  jugar. 

caracter,  m.  character. 

icaramba!  good  gracious! 

cargo,  m.  charge. 

carne,  /.  meat,  meat  dish. 

caro,  -a,  dear,  expensive. 

Carolina  del  Sur,  /.  South 
Carolina. 

carretero,  m.  expressman. 

carta, /.  letter. 

casa, /.  house;  en  — ,  at  home; 
—  de  huespedes,  boarding- 
house,  dormitory. 

casi,  almost. 

caso,  m.,  case,  event;  hacer 
caso  a,  to  pay  attention  to. 

icaspita!  good  gracious! 

castellano,  -a  Castilian;  el,  the 
Castilian  language. 

catastrof e,  /.  catastrophe,  acci- 
dent. 

causa,  /.  cause;  a  —  de,  on  ac- 
count of,  because  of. 

celebrar,  to  celebrate,  sing 
praises  of,  hold  (races). 

cenicero,  m.  ash  tray. 

central,  m.  andf.  central. 

centre,  m.  center. 

cepillo,  m.  brush. 

cerca,  near. 

cercar,  app.  4,  to  surround. 

cereza,/.  cherry. 

cerrar,  app.  26,  to  dose. 

certidumbre,  /.  certainty,  as- 
surance. 

cerveza, /.  beer. 

cien,  ciento,  hundred. 

cierto,  -a,  certain;  por  — , 
certainly. 


cigarrillo,  m.  cigarette. 

cigarro,  m.  cigar. 

cinco,  five. 

ciruela,  /.  plum. 

ciudad,  /.  city.  [jnan. 

ciudadano,  -a,  citizen,  towns- 

civilizaci6n,  /.  civilization. 

clase, /.  class. 

clerigo,  m.  clergyman,  priest. 

club,  m.  club. 

cocer,  to  cook. 

coche,  m.  coach,  cab. 

cochero,  m.  driver. 

codo,  m.  elbow;  me  como  los 
— s,  I  am  famished. 

coger,  app.  6,  to  catch. 

coleccion,  /.  collection. 

colega,  m.  colleague. 

colegial,  m.  college  boy,  school 
boy. 

colegio,  m.  college,  school. 

colocarse,  app.  4,  to  place. 

color,  m.  color. 

combatir,  to  fight. 

comedor,  m.  dining  room. 

comer,  to  eat,  dine. 

comercial,  m.  and  /.  business, 
commercial. 

comerciante,  m.  merchant,  busi- 
ness man. 

comercio,  m.  commerce,  busi- 
ness. 

comida, /.  dinner. 

comisi6n,  /.  commission. 

como,  as,  like,  since. 

<?c6mo?  how?  why?  i —  va?  how 
goes  it?  i —  no?  why  not,  of 
course. 

c6moda, /.  bureau. 

c6modo,  -a,  comfortable. 

compania,  /.  company,  relig- 
ious order. 

comparaci6n,  /.  comparison. 


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comparar,  to  compare. 

compartimiento,  m.  compart- 
ment. 

compasion,  /.  pity. 

compatriota,  m.  and  f.  fellow- 
countryman  or  country- 
woman. 

completamente,  completely. 

compra,/.  purchase. 

comprar,  to  buy. 

compuesto,  -a,  "  spruced  up." 

comun,  m.  and  f.  common. 

con,  with. 

conciencia,  /.  conscience. 

concluir,  to  conclude,  finish, 
end. 

condenar,  to  condemn,  force. 

condicion, /.  condition. 

condiscipulo,  -a,  schoolmate, 
classmate. 

conducir,  app.  38,  to  conduct, 
drive. 

conductor,  m.  conductor. 

conductora,  /.  woman  conduc- 
tor. 

conferencia,  /.  lecture. 

confesar  app.  26,  to  confess. 

conforme,  m.  and  f.  conforma- 
ble, reconciled,  agreed;  estar 
— ,  to  agree. 

confusion,/,  confusion. 

conmemorar,  commemorate. 

conmigo,  with  me. 

conocer,  app.  7,  to  know,  be  ac- 
quainted with,  make  the  ac- 
quaintance of. 

conque,  and  so. 

conseguir,  app.  34,  to  succeed. 

consejo,  m.  advice. 

consentimiento,  m.  consent. 

consentir,  app.  35,  to  consent; 
—  en,  to  consent  to. 

considerar,  consider,  think  over. 


consigo,  with  himself,  herself, 
itself,  themselves. 

construction,  /.  construction, 
building. 

contaduria,  /.  box  office;  tomar 
billetes  en — ,  to  get  theatre 
tickets  in  advance. 

contar,  app.  2,  to  count;  —  con, 
to  count  on. 

contento,  -a,  contented,  satis- 
fied. 

contiguo,  -a,  contiguous,  ad- 
joining. 

continuation,  /.  continuation. 

continuar,  app.  8,  to  continue. 

contra,  against. 

contrario,  -a,  contrary;  al  — , 
on  the  contrary. 

convencido,  -a,  convinced. 

convenido,  -a,  agreed. 

convenir,  app.  41,  to  agree,  suit. 

conversation,  /.  conversation. 

convidado,  -a,  guest. 

coraz6n,  m.  heart. 

corbata,/.  necktie. 

cordon,  m.  string,  cord. 

correa, /.  strap. 

corregir,  app.  p,  to  correct. 

correo,  m.  mail,  post. 

correr,  to  run. 

corresponder,  to  correspond. 

corriente,  /.  current,  stream. 

corto,  -a,  short. 

cosa,/.  thing. 

cosmopolita,  m.  and  /.  cosmo- 
politan. 

costar,  app.  2,  to  cost. 

costo,  m.  cost. 

costumbre,  /.  custom. 

creer,  app.  10,  to  believe. 

cruz,  /.  cross;  jugar  a  cara  o 
— ,  see  jugar. 

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icual?  what?  which? 
cualquier,    any,    anyone;     de 

—  manera,  anyway, 
cuando,  when. 
icuando?  when? 
cuanto,  -a,  as  much. 
dcuanto,   -a?   how  much?   pi. 

how  many  ? 
cuanto,  adv.  as  much  as;    en 

— ,  as  soon  as;  en  — a,  as  for. 
cuarto,  m.  room. 
cuarto,  -a,  quarter,  fourth, 
cuello,  m.  collar, 
cuenta,  /.  account;   hagase  de 

—  que  est&  en  su  casa,  make 
yourself  at  home. 

cuento,  m.  story. 
cuero,  m.  leather. 
cuerpo,  m.  body,  corps, 
cuestion, /.  question,  matter, 
cuidado,  m.  care,  worry;    per- 
der  — ,  to  have  no  fear;  tener 

—  con,  to  take  care  not  to. 
cuidarse  de,  to  take  care  of, 

attend  to. 

cultivar,  to  cultivate,  till. 
cultura,  /.  culture, 
cumpleafios,  m.  birthday. 
cura,  m.  priest, 
curso,  m.  course. 

CH 

chaqueta,  /.  jacket,  coat. 

charter,  to  chat. 

chasco,  m.  disappointment; 
llevarse  — ,  to  be  disap- 
pointed. 

chico,  -a,  small,  little. 

ChUe,  m.  Chile. 

chileno,  -a,  Chilian. 

chiste,  m.  joke,  jest, 

chocar,  to  strike, 


D 

dar,  to  give;  dale  que  dale,  one* 
\after  the  other;  —  se  prisa, 
to  hasten;  —  a,  to  look  out 
on. 

dato,  m.  fact;  — s,  data,  in- 
formation. 

de,  of,  from,  to. 

debajo,  beneath;  por  —  de,  un- 
derneath. 

deber,  to  owe. 

decidir,  to  decide. 

decir,  app.  12,  to  say,  tell;  es 
— ,  that  is. 

declarar,  to  declare. 

deducir,  app.  38,  to  deduce; 
venir  a  — ,  to  come  to  the 
conclusion. 

defensor,  -ra,  defender. 

dejar,  to  leave; — de,  to  give  up. 

delantal,  m.  apron. 

delicioso,  -a,  delicious. 

demas,  besides;  los — ,  the 
other. 

demasiado,  too,  too  much. 

democr&tico,  -a,  democratic. 

dentro,  within;  por  — ,  on  the 
inside.' 

dependiente,  m.  andf.  clerk. 

deposito,  m.  deposit. 

derecho,  m.  right. 

derecho,  -a,  right. 

derramar,  to  shed. 

derribar,  to  demolish. 

desaparecer,  app.  7,  to  dis- 
appear. 

desbaratar,  to  destroy,  thwart. 

desconfiar,  app.  15,  to  distrust. 

describir,  app.  16,  to  describe. 

description,  /.  description. 

descubridor,  m.  discoverer,  ex- 
plorer. 


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desde,  since,  from. 

desear,  to  desire. 

desembocar,  to  empty. 

desgracia,  /.  misfortune,  fatal- 
ity. 

despoblado,  -a,  uninhabited, 
deserted. 

despues,  after,  since. 

detras,  behind. 

devorar,  to  devour. 

devoto,  -a,  devout,  pious. 

dia,  m.  day;  de  — ,  by  day. 

dialecto,  m.  dialect. 

diantre,  m.  the  deuce. 

diario,  -a,  daily,  per  day. 

diciembre,  m.  December. 

dicha, /.  happiness,  boon. 

dichoso,  -a,  happy,  lucky. 

dieciocho,  eighteen. 

diecinueve,  nineteen. 

diente,  m.  tooth. 

diez,  ten. 

dif erencia,  /.  difference. 

dificil,  m.  and  f.  difficult,  hard. 

digerir,  to  digest. 

digno,  -a,  worthy. 

dineral,  m.  large  amount  of 
money. 

dinero,  m.  money. 

Dios,  m.  God;  i — mio!  good 
gracious!  espero  en  — ,  I 
hope  to  heaven. 

disciplinary  to  discipline,  drill. 

disculpa, /.  excuse. 

discutir,  to  discuss,  talk  over. 

dispensar,  to  pardon,  excuse. 

disposition,  /.  disposition,  dis- 
posal. 

dispuesto,  -a,  disposed,  ready, 
willing. 

distancia, /.  distance. 

distincion,  /.  distinction. 

distraer,  app.  jp,  to  distract, 


diversion,/,  diversion, 
divertirse,    app.   35,  to  enjoy 

one's  self,  have  a  good  time. 
dividir,  to  divide. 
divino,  -a,  divine. 
doble,  m.  and  f.  double, 
donde,  where. 
ddonde?  where? 
dondequiera,  anywhere. 
dormir,  app.  13,  to  sleep;  — se, 

to  fall  asleep. 
dos,  two. 

doscientos,  -as,  two  hundred. 
dragar,  app.  23,  to  dredge. 
dril,  m.  drilling,  white  duck. 
duefio,  m.  andf.  owner,  master. 
duradero,  -a,  durable, 
durante,  during. 
durar,  to  last. 
duro,  m.  dollar. 

E 

iea!  exclam.  come! 
economico,  -a,  economic, 
ecuador,  m.  equator. 
echar,     to    throw;  — a   vuelo 

una  campana,  to  ring  a  tower 

bell. 
edad,/.  age;  — media,  Middle 

Ages. 

edification,  /.  building, 
edificio,  m.  building. 
efecto,  m.  effect. 
ejemplo,  m.  example. 
el,  m.  the;  —  de,  that  of. 
61,  he,  him,  it. 
elegante,  m.  and  f.  elegant. 
elemento,  m.  element. 
elevador,  m.  elevator, 
ella,  she,  her,  it. 
embarcarse,  app.  4,  to  embark, 

sail. 


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embargo,  m.  hindrance;  sin 
— ,  notwithstanding,  never- 
theless. 

embellecimiento,  m.  embellish- 
ment. 

emigraci6n,  /.  emigration. 

emigrado,  m.  emigrant. 

empezar,  app.  14,  to  begin. 

empleado,  -a,  employee. 

emplear,  to  employ,  use. 

empresa,  /.  undertaking. 

empuje,  m.  push;  hombre  de 
— ,  man  of  enterprise. 

en,  in,  into. 

encontrar,  app.  2,  to  find,  meet. 

enfrente,  opposite. 

ensalada, /.  salad. 

ensanchar,  to  widen. 

ensenada, /.  bay. 

ensenar,  to  teach,  show. 

ensuciar,  to  soil. 

entender,  app.  27,  to  under- 
stand. 

entonces,  then. 

entrada,  /.  entrance. 

entrar,  to  enter,  go  into. 

entre,  between,  among. 

entregar,  app.  23,  to  deliver, 
give,  entrust. 

entretanto,  meanwhile. 

enviar,  app.  15,  to  send. 

envidiar,  to  envy. 

equipaje,  m.  baggage. 

equivocation,  /.  mistake. 

equivocarse,  app.  4,  to  be  mis- 
taken, make  a  mistake. 

erigir,  to  erect. 

error,  m.  error,  mistake. 

escaparse,  to  escape,  get  away. 

escarpado,  -a,  steep,  rugged. 

escoger,  app.  6,  to  choose. 

escribir,  app.  16,  to  write. 

escuela,  /.  school. 


ese,  esa,  that. 

ese,  esa,  eso,  that  one,  that; 
iesas  tenemos?  is  that 
what's  up  ?  a  eso  de,  about. 

esfinge,  /.  sphinx;  hacerse  la 
— ,  to  turn  a  cold  shoulder, 
be  oblivious  to. 

esfuerzo,  m.  effort. 

eslabon,  m.  link. 

Espaiia, /.  Spain. 

espanol,  -ola,  Spanish,  Span- 
iard; el  — ,  the  Spanish  lan- 
guage. 

especialidad,  /.  specialty. 

especialmente,  especially. 

espera,  /.  expectation,  waiting; 
sala  de  — ,  waiting  room. 

esperar,  to  hope,  wait  for. 

espiritu,  m.  spirit. 

esquina,  /.  corner  (of  a  street). 

establecer,  app.  7,  to  establish. 

estacion,  /.  season,  station. 

estado,  m.  state. 

estancia,  /.  farm. 

estar,  app.  17,  to  be. 

este,  esta,  esto,  this  one,  this. 

estimular,  to  stimulate,  en- 
courage. 

estirado,  -a,  proud,  stiff. 

Estrecho  de  Gibraltar,  m. 
Strait  of  Gibraltar. 

estrenar,  to  do  anything  for  the 
first  time,  put  on  a  play  for 
the  first  time. 

estuario,  m.  estuary. 

estudiante,  m.  andf.  student. 

estudianton,  -ona,  diligent  stu- 
dent, "grind." 

estudiar,  to  study;  —  para 
prof esor,  to  study  to  be  a 
teacher. 

estudio,  m.  study. 

estupido,  -a,  stupid. 


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eterno,  -a,  eternal. 

Europa,/.  Europe. 

europeo,  -a,  European. 

exactamente,  exactly. 

examen,  m.  examination;  pi. 
extaenes. 

examinar,  to  examine,  look  at. 

excepto,  except. 

existir,  to  exist. 

exito,  m.  result,  issue;  tener 
— ,  to  succeed. 

explicar,  app.  4,  to  explain. 

exportar,  to  export. 

expresion,  /.  expression. 

expreso,  m.  express. 

extenderse,  app.  27,  to  stretch 
out. 

exterior,  m.  and  f.  exterior. 

extinto,  -a,  extinct. 

extranjero,  -a,  stranger,  for- 
eigner; al  — ,  to  foreign 
countries,  abroad. 

extranjero,  -a,  adj.  foreign. 

extranar,  extranarse,  to  won- 
der at,  be  surprised  at. 

E 

facil,  m.  and  f.  easy. 
facturar,  to  check  (baggage). 
falta,  /.  lack;  hacer  — ,  to  lack, 

need. 

f  altar,  to  lack. 
familia,  /.  family. 
fanatismo,  m.  fanaticism. 
fatiga,  /.  hard  labor. 
favor,  m.  favor. 
fe,  /.  faith. 
f eo,  -a,  ugly, 
f echa,  /.  date. 

felicitation,  /.  congratulation. 
ferrocarril,  m.  railroad. 
festejar,  to  celebrate. 


festin,  m.  feast,  banquet. 

fiambre,  /.  cold  meat. 

fideos,  m.  pi.  noodles,  sort  of 
spaghetti. 

fiel,  m.  andf.  faithful. 

fieltro,  m.  felt. 

figurarse,  to  imagine. 

fijar,  to  fix;  — se  en,  to  no- 
tice. 

fila,  /.  row. 

fin,  m.  end;   al  — ,  at  last. 

firmar,  to  sign  one's  name. 

florido,  -a,  full  of  flowers,  flow- 
ery. 

fondo,  m.  bottom;  a  — , 
thoroughly. 

forastero,  -a,  stranger,  for- 
eigner. 

formal,  m.  and  f.  serious,  se- 
date. 

formar,  to  form. 

fortuna, /.  fortune. 

fosforo,  m.  match. 

frac,  m.  dress  coat;  camisa  de 
— ,  dress  shirt. 

francamente,  frankly. 

frances,  -esa,  French,  French- 
man, French  woman;  el  — , 
the  French  language. 

frente,  /.  front;  en  — ,  op- 
posite; —  a  — ,  face  to  face. 

frio,  -a,  cold. 

frio,  m.  cold;  hacer  — ,  to  be 
cold. 

frito,  -a,  p.p.  of  freir,  fried. 

fuera,  outside;  —  de,  except. 

fuerte,  m.  fort. 

fuerte,  m.  and  f.  strong. 

fruta,/.  fruit. 

fumador,  m.  smoker. 

fumar,  to  smoke. 

fundar,  to  found. 


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galan,  m.  lover,  leading  man. 
galeria,  /.  gallery,  collection  of 

portraits. 
galopar,  to  gallop, 
gallego,  -a,   Galician  (from  the 

province  of  Galicia,  Spain). 
gana,  /.  appetite,  desire;    dar 

la  — ,    to  feel   like,  have  a 

desire    to;    tener   — s    (de), 

to  have  an  appetite,  desire; 

de  buena  — ,  willingly, 
ganado,  m.  live  stock,  herd, 
ganar,  to  earn, 
garantizar,  to  guarantee. 
gastar,  to  spend, 
gasto,  m.  expense, 
gaucho,  m.  "cowboy"  of  the 

pampas  of  Argentina. 
gaveta, /.  drawer. 
generation,  /.  generation. 
general,  general,  common;  por 

lo  — ,  in  general. 
genero,  m.  gender. 
gente,  /.  people. 
gentio,  m.  crowd. 
gobierno,  m.  government, 
golfo,  m.  gulf. 
gorra,  /.  cap. 
gracias,  /.  pi.  thanks. 
gran,  grande,  m.  and  f.  large, 

great,  big. 

grueso,  -a,  thick,  heavy,  stout, 
guardar,  to  guard, 
guason,  m.  wag,  joker, 
guerra,/.  war. 
guia,  m.  and  f.  guide, 
guineo,  m.  banana, 
gustar,  to  please;   me  gusta,  I 

like. 
gusto,  m.  taste,  pleasure. 


H 

haber,  app.  18,  to  have;  hay, 
there  is,  there  are;  hay  que, 
one  must;  no  hay  de  que, 
don't  mention  it,  not  at  all; 
icu£nto  hay?  how  far  is  it? 

habilidad,  /.  skill,  ingenuity. 

habitante,  m.  and  f.  inhabitant. 

hablar,  to  speak. 

hacer,  app.  ip,  to  do,  make, 
pack  (a  trunk). 

hambre,  /.  hunger;  tener  — ,  to 
be  hungry. 

hasta,  until,  as  far  as,  even; 
—  la  vista,  so  long. 

he,  —  aqui,  here  is,  here  are; 
heraps  aqui,  here  we  are.  ft 

hecho,  m.  fact. 

helar,  app.  26,  to  freeze. 

hermano,  -a,  brother,  sister. 

hermoso,  -a,  beautiful,  hand- 
some. 

heroe,  m.  hero. 

hijo,  -a,  son,  daughter. 

historia, /.  story. 

ihola!  hello! 

holgazan,  -na,  idler,  loafer. 

hombre,  m.  man;  j — !  man 
alive!  good  heavens! 

hora,  /.  hour,  time. 

horrorizado,  -a,  horrified. 

horroroso,  -a,  horrible,  horrid. 

"  hors  d'ceuvres,"  (French) 
side  dish. 

hospital,  m.  hospital. 

hotel,  m.  hotel. 

hoy,  today;  —  dia,  at  the  pres- 
ent time. 

huevo,  m.  egg;  —  pasado  por 

agua,  boiled  egg.         [guest. 

'huesped,   -da,    host,    hostess, 

huir,  app.  20,  to  flee. 


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idea,  /.  idea. 

idioma,  m.  language. 

iglesia, /.  church. 

igual,  m.  and  f.  equal. 

imaginar,  to  imagine. 

impedir,  app.  25,  to  prevent. 

implacable,  m.  and  f.  implaca- 
ble, inexorable. 

importancia,  /.  importance. 

importante,  important. 

importar,  to  matter,  be  of  im- 
portance, import. 

imposible,  m.  and  f.  impossible. 

impresion,  /.  impression. 

incendio,  m.  fire. 

inconmovible,  m.  and  f.  im- 
movable. 

inconveniente,  m.  difficulty, 
disadvantage. 

independencia,  /.  independ- 
ence. 

indio,  -a,  Indian;  — bravo,  wild 
Indian. 

industria,  /.  industry. 

infinite,  -a,  infinite. 

infinite,  adv.  infinitely,  very 
much. 

influencia, /.  influence. 

informe,  m.\  pi.  informes,  in- 
formation. 

Inglaterra, /.  England. 

ingles,  -esa,  English,  English- 
man, Englishwoman;  el  — , 
the  English  language. 

ingrato,  -a,  ungrateful. 

injusto,  -a,  unjust. 

inmediatamente,  immediately. 

inmenso,  -a,  immense. 

inscribir,  to  register. 

inscrito,  see  inscribir. 

insignificant e,  m.  and  f.  insig- 
nificant. 


intelectual,  m.  and  f.  intellec- 
tual. 

interesar,  to  interest. 

interior,  m.  and},  interior;  ropa 
— ,  underclothes. 

intermediario,  -a,  intermedi- 
ary, in  between. 

interprete,  m.  and],  interpreter. 

intervalo,  m.  space. 

invertir,  app.  35,  to  invest. 

investigation,  /.  investigation. 

invierno,  m.  winter. 

invisible,  m.  and  f.  invisible. 

invitation,  /.  invitation. 

invitar,  to  invite. 

ir,  to  go;  — se,  go  away 

irregular,  m.  and  f.  irregular. 

italiano,  -a,  Italian,  Italian 
woman;  el  — ,  the  language. 


Ija  ja!  ha,  ha! 

jabon,  m.  soap. 

jardin,  m.  garden. 

jesuito,  -a,  Jesuit. 

jipijapa,  /.  woven  straw;  som- 
brero de  — ,  Panama  hat. 

joven,  m.  and  f.  young,  young 
man,  young  woman. 

jugar,  app.  22,  to  play;  —  a 
cara  o  cruz,  to  toss  up. 

Julio,  m.  July. 

junio,  m.  June. 

junto,  -a,  together. 

junto  a,  near. 

justamente,  precisely,  exactly, 
just. 


kilometre,  m.  kilometer,  about 
f  of  a  mile. 


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la,  /.  the;  —  de,  that  of. 

labrador,  m.  farmer. 

lado,  m.  side. 

lago,  m.  lake. 

lana,  /.  wool. 

lanzarse,  to  rush,  hasten. 

largo,  -a,  long. 

lastima,  /.  pity. 

latino,  -a,  Latin. 

latinoamericano,  -a,  Latin- 
American. 

lavado,  m.  wash,  laundry. 

lavar,  to  wash. 

lazo,  m.  lasso. 

le,  him,  to  him,  her,  you,  to 
you. 

leche,  /.  milk. 

lechuga,  /.  lettuce. 

leer,  app.  10,  to  read. 

legiblemente,  legibly. 

lejano,  -a,  distant. 

lejos,  far. 

levantar,  to  rise;  — se,  to  get  up. 

leyenda,  /.  legend. 

liberal,  m.  and  f.  liberal. 

libertad,  /.  liberty. 

librar,  to  free. 

libro,  m.  book. 

ligero,  -a,  light. 

limonada,  /.  lemonade. 

Undo,  -a,  handsome,  beautiful. 

lista,  /.  list;  —  de  platos,  bill 
of  fare. 

listo,  -a,  ready,  clever. 

literatura,  /.  literature. 

lo,  it,  him;  —  que,  that  which, 
whatever. 

localidad,  /.  location,  seat  in  a 
theatre. 

lona, /.  canvas. 

lozano,  -a,  luxuriant. 


lucir,  app.  7,  to  show  off. 

luego,  then. 

lugar,    m.    place,    village;     en 

—  de,  instead  of;  tener  — , 
to  take  place. 

lujo,  m.  luxury. 

lujoso,  -a,  luxurious,  expensive. 

LL 

llama,/,  flame. 

llamar,  to  call;  — se,  be  called, 

be  named, 
llano,  -a,  flat,  level, 
llave,  /.  key;    cerrar  con  — , 

to  lock, 
llegar,  app.  23,  to  arrive;   — a, 

to  reach, 
llenar,  to  fill, 
lleno,  -a,  full. 
llevar,    to    take,    carry,    wear, 

bear, 
llover,   app.  43,  to  rain;  —  a 

cantaros,  to  pour. 

M 

magnifico,  -a,  magnificent,  ex- 
cellent. 

mal,  badly,  ill. 

maldito,  -a,  confounded. 

maleta,  /.  valise,  suit  case. 

mama,/,  mamma. 

manana,/.  morning. 

manana,  adv.  tomorrow;  pasa- 
do  — ,  day  after  tomorrow; 

—  por    la    — ,    tomorrow 
morning. 

mandar,  to  send. 

manera,  /.  way,  manner;  de  — 
que,  so  that;  de  ninguna  — , 
not  at  all;  — s  de  ser,  cus- 
toms. 

mano, /.  hand. 

manta, /.  cloak. 


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mantener,  app.  37,  to  maintain. 
manufacturer,  to  manufacture. 
m&quina,  /.  machine. 
mar,  m.  and  f.  sea. 
maravilloso,  -a,  marvelous. 
marcha,  /.  march,  movement; 

ponerse  en  — ,  to  start. 
marcharse,  to  go  off. 
martir,  m.  andf.  martyr. 
mas,  more. 
mas,  but. 
matar,  to  kill, 
material,  m.  material. 
mayo,  m.  May. 

mayor,  m.  and  f.  greater,  major. 
me,  me,  to  me. 
medalla, /.  medal. 
mediados,  a  —  de,  about  the 

middle  of. 
medida,  /.  measure;   a  —  que, 

in  proportion  as. 
medio,  -a,  half,  middle;    edad 

media,  Middle  Ages. 
meditar,    to    meditate,    think 

over. 

Mejico,  m.  Mexico, 
mejor,  m.  and  /.  better. 
melon,  m.  melon. 
memoria, /.  memory. 
menos,  less,  least;    al  — ,  at 

least. 

menospreciar,  to  scorn,  under- 
estimate. 
mes,  m.  month, 
mesa,/,  table, 
metal,  m.  metal. 
meter,  to  put,  place;   — se  en 

travesuras,  get  into  mischief; 

— se  en  fila,  stand  in  line. 
metrico,  -a,  metric. 
metro,  m.  meter. 
metropoli,  /.  metropolis. 
mi,  my. 


mi,  me. 

miedo,  m.  fear;  tener  — ,  to 
be  afraid. 

mientras,  while. 

miercoles,  m.  Wednesday;  el 
—  que  viene,  next  Wednes- 
day. 

mil,  m.  one  thousand. 

mili tar,  m.  and  f.  military. 

milla,/.  mile. 

millonario,  m.  millionaire. 

mimar,  to  pet,  spoil. 

mimbre, /.  willow. 

minuciosamente,  minutely. 

minuto,  m.  minute. 

mio,  -a,  my,  mine. 

mirar,  to  look,  look  at. 

mismo,  -a,  same,  self. 

mitad,  /.  half;  a  —  de,  in 
the  middle  of. 

moderno,  -a,  modern. 

modo,  m.  way,  manner;  de 
todos  — s,  at  all  events. 

memento,  m.  moment. 

moneda,  /.  coin,  money. 

mon6tono,  -a,  monotonous. 

montana,  /.  mountain. 

montar,  to  mount. 

monte,  m.  hill. 

mont6n,  m.  pile. 

moreno,  -a,  brown. 

morir,  app.  13,  to  die. 

mozo,  m.  waiter,  porter. 

muchacha,  /.  girl. 

muchacho,  m.  boy,  fellow. 

muchisimo,  very  much. 

muelle,  m.  pier,  wharf. 

mujer, /.  woman. 

multiplicar,  app.  4,  to  multiply, 
increase. 

multitud,/.  multitude,  crowd. 

mundo,  m.  world,  group. 

museo,  m.  museum. 


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musica,  /.  music, 
muy,  very. 

N 

nacer,  app.  7,  to  be  born. 

nacional,  m.  and  f.  national. 

nacionalidad,  /.  nationality. 

nada,  nothing,  anything,  not 
at  all;  —  que  hacer,  nothing 
to  do. 

nadar,  to  swim;  —  en  la  abun- 
dancia,  to  roll  in  wealth. 

nadie,  no  one,  nobody,  any- 
body. 

naranja, /.  orange. 

natal,  m.  and  f.  native. 

navaja,  /.  knife;  —  de  afeitar, 
razor. 

necesario,  -a,  necessary. 

necesitar,  to  need. 

necropolis,  /.  burying  ground. 

negocio,  m.  affair;  — s,  busi- 
ness. 

negro,  -a,  black. 

ningun,  ninguno,  -a,  no,  no- 
body. 

no,  no,  not;  ino?  for  i —  es 
verdad?  is  it  not  so? 

noche,  /.  night;  de  — ,  at 
night,  by  night. 

nombre,  m.  name. 

norte,  m.  andf.  north. 

norteamericano,  -a,  North 
American. 

nosotros,  -as,  we,  us. 

nota,  /.  grade,  bill. 

notable,  m.  and  /.  notable, 
grade  of  "  B." 

novela,  /.  novel. 

noventa,  ninety. 

nuestro,  -a,  our,  ours. 

nueve,  nine. 

nuevo,  -a,  new. 


numero,  m.  number. 
numeroso,  -a,  numerous, 
nunca,  never. 

O 

obra, /.  work. 

ocasion,  /.  occasion. 

ocasionar,  to  cause. 

oceano,  m.  ocean. 

octavo,  -a,  eighth. 

ocupacion,  /.  occupation. 

ocupado,  -a,  busy. 

ocupar,  to  occupy,  take  up 
space. 

ocurrir,  to  occur;  — se,  think 
of. 

oficina, /.  office. 

oir,  app.  24,  to  hear. 

iojala!  would  that!   oh  if! 

ojo,  m.  eye. 

olvidar,  to  forget. 

once,  eleven. 

opinion,  /.  opinion. 

oponerse,  app.  29,  to  oppose. 

oportunidad,  /.  opportunity. 

ordinario,  -a,  ordinary,  every- 
day. 

organizaci6n,  /.  organization. 

organizar,  to  organize. 

original,  m.  and  f.  original. 

orquesta, /.  orchestra. 

otro,  -a,  other,  another. 


Pablo,  Paul. 

padre,  m.  father;  pi.  parents. 

pagar,  app.  23,  to  pay. 

pais,  m.  country. 

paja,  /.  straw. 

palabra, /.  word. 

palco,  m.  box. 

pampa,  /.  prairie. 


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pan,  m.  bread. 

Panama,  m.  Panama. 

panorama,  m.  panorama. 

panuelo,  m.  handkerchief. 

papa,  m.  papa. 

papel,  m.  paper,  role,  part  in  a 
play;  —  secante,  blotting 
paper. 

par,  m.  pair. 

para,  in  order  to,  to,  for. 

parada,/.  stop,  stay. 

paraiso,  m.  paradise,  gallery  of 
a  theatre. 

parar,  to  stop. 

parecer,  app.  7,  to  seem,  re- 
semble; ique  le  parece?  how 
does  it  strike  you? 

parte,  /.  part. 

partida,  /.  departure,  match, 
game. 

partido,  m.  party. 

partir,  to  leave,  depart. 

pasable,  m.  and  f.  passable, 
grade  of  "  D." 

pasajero,  m.  passenger;  i — s 
al  tren!  all  aboard! 

pasar,  to  pass,  come  in,  happen; 
huevo  pasado  por  agua, 
boiled  egg;  pasado  manana, 
day  after  tomorrow. 

pasearse,  to  take  a  walk. 

paseo,  m.  avenue,  boulevard, 
ride. 

patata,  /.  potato. 

patriotic©,  -a,  patriotic. 

pedazo,  m.  piece. 

pedir,  app.  25,  to  ask,  ask  for. 

pegar,  app.  25,  to  fasten,  join. 

peine,  m.  comb. 

pejerrey,  m.  variety  of  mack- 
erel. 

pelear,  to  fight. 

peligro,  m.  danger. 


pelo,  m.  hair;  eso  me  viene  al 

— ,  that  suits  me  to  a  T. 
pendiente,  m.  and  f.  pending, 

imminent. 
pensar,  app.  26,  to  think,  plan; 

—  de,  have  an  opinion  of;  — 

en,  think  of,  think  about. 
penasco,  m.  large  rock,  cliff. 
penascoso,  -a,  steep. 
peon,  m.  laborer. 
pequeno,  -a,  small. 
pera, /.  pear. 
perder,    app.   27,    to   lose;  — 

cuidado,  have  no  fear. 
perdida,  /.  loss. 
perecer,  app.  7,  to  perish. 
periodico,  m.  newspaper. 
permiso,  m.  permission. 
permitir,  to  permit,  allow. 
pero,  but. 
persona,  /.  person. 
pertenecer,  app.  7,  to  belong. 
Peru,  el  Peru,  m.  Peru, 
pesar,  m.    grief;  a  —   de,   in 

spite  of. 

pescado,  m.  fish. 
peso,  m.  weight,  dollar, 
petimetre,  m.  fop,  dandy, 
pico,    m.    small    amount;     las 

nueve   y   — ,    a  little   after 

nine. 

pie,  m.  foot. 
pieza,  /.  piece,  play, 
pintoresco,  -a,  picturesque. 
pipa,  /.  pipe;   fumar  en  — ,  to 

smoke  a  pipe. 
piso,  m.  floor,  story;    tranvia 

de    dos  — s,    double-decked 

car. 

placer,  m.  pleasure. 
plan,  m.  plan, 
plato,  m.  plate,  dish. 
plaza,  /.  public  square. 


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pleno,  -a,  full;  —  mar,  open 
sea;  en  —  verano,  in  mid- 
summer. 

pluma,  /.  pen. 

plumatintero,  /.  fountain  pen. 

poblacion,  /.  population. 

pobre,  m.  andf.  poor. 

poco,  -a,  little;   pi.  few. 

poco,  adv.  little;  —  mas  o 
menos,  more  or  less. 

poder,  app.  28,  to  be  able;  no 
puedo  mas,  I  am  completely 
exhausted. 

poderoso,  -a,  powerful. 

poema,  m.  poem. 

poeta,  m.  poet. 

politico,  -a,  political. 

polvo,  m.  dust. 

poncho,  m.  cloak,  blanket. 

poner,  app.  29,  to  put,  place; 
— se,  become,  put  on;  — se 
en  marcha,  start  off;  — se 
a,  begin. 

popular,  m.  andf.  popular. 

poquito,  little,  very  little. 

por,  by,  for,  through,  on  ac- 
count of. 

porque,  because. 

dporque?  why? 

portugues,  -esa,  Portuguese;  el 
— ,  the  Portuguese  language. 

porvenir,  m.  future. 

poseer,  to  possess,  own. 

posible,  possible. 

postre,  m.  dessert. 

practice,  -a,  practical. 

precio,  m.  price. 

precioso,  -a,  precious,  valuable. 

precisamente,  precisely,  ex- 
actly. 

preguntar,  to  ask  (a  question). 

preocupar,  to  trouble,  worry. 

preparar,  to  prepare. 


preparative,  m.  preparation. 
presencia,  /.  presence. 
presentacidn,  /.    presentation, 

introduction. 

presentar,  to  present,  introduce. 
prevenir,  app.  41,  to  warn. 
primavera,  /.  spring. 
primer,  primero,  -a,  first. 
principle,  m.  beginning;  a  — s 

de,  during  first  part  of. 
prisa,  /.  haste;   tener  — ,  to  be 

in  a  hurry. 

privilegiado,  -a,  privileged. 
probable,  m.  andf.  probable. 
probar,  app.  2,  to  try,  taste. 
problema,  m.  problem. 
producir,  app.  38,  to  produce, 

bring  about. 
producto,  m.  product. 
prof esi6n,  /.  profession. 
profesor,  m.  teacher,  professor. 
programa,  m.  program. 
progresar,  to  progress. 
progreso,  m.  progress. 
prolongar,  app.  23,  to  prolong, 

extend. 

prometer,  to  promise. 
promontorio,    m.    promontory, 

cape. 

pronto,  soon. 
propiedad, /.  property. 
propina, /.  tip. 
propio,  -a,  own. 
proposito,  m.  purpose,  object; 

a  — ,  by  the  way. 
prosa,/.  prose. 
prosaico,  -a,  prosaic. 
proteger,  app.  6,  to  protect, 
provincia, /.  province, 
proximo,  -a,  next. 
proyecto,     m.     project,     plan; 

ique   hay  en  — ?  what   are 

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publicar,  app.  4,  to  publish. 

publico,  -a,  public. 

puchero,  m.  stew. 

puerto,  m.  port,  harbor. 

Puerto  Rico,  m.  Porto  Rico. 

pues,  well,  then. 

puesto,  m.  place,  position,  seat. 

puesto  que,  since. 

pulgada,  /.  inch. 

punto,  m.  point. 

puro,  -a,  pure. 

puro,  m.  cigar. 


que,  rel.  who,  which,  that. 
ique?  what?  which?  how?  i — 

tal?  how  do  you  do? 
que,  adv.  then. 
quedar,  — se,  to  remain. 
quejarse,  to  complain. 
querer,  app.  30,  to  want,  wish; 

quisiera,  I    should  like;    — 

decir,  to  mean. 
queso,  m.  cheese. 
quien,  who,  whom, 
iquien?  who?  whom? 
quitar,    — se,    to    take   away, 

take  off. 
quizas,  perhaps. 

R 

rapidamente,  quickly. 

raro,  -a,  rare;  raras  veces, 
rarely. 

raso,  -a,  open,  free;  al  — , 
in  the  open  air. 

razon,  /.  reason;  tener  — ,  to 
be  right. 

realization,  /.  realization. 

recado,  m.  tool,  implement; 
—  de  escribir,  writing  ma- 
terials. 

recibir,  to  receive. 


recien,  recently. 

reciente,  m.  and  f.  recent. 

recomendar,  app.  26,  to  recom- 
mend. 

recordar,  app.  2,  to  remember, 
remind. 

rector,  m.  rector,  president  of 
a  university. 

recurso,  m.  resource;  pi.  re- 
cursos,  means. 

reducido,  -a,  reduced,  small. 

reemplazar,  to  replace. 

reformador,  m.  reformer. 

refran,  m.  proverb;  el  mismo 
— ,  the  same  old  story. 

refresco,  m.  refreshment,  cold 
drink. 

region,/,  region. 

registro,  m.  register. 

regla,  /.  rule. 

regresar,  to  return. 

regular,  m.  and  f.  regular,  fair, 
grade  of  "  C." 

rehacer,  app.  ip,  to  make  over. 

reir,  app.  51,  to  laugh. 

relation,  /.  relation. 

relacionar,  to  relate,  connect. 

reloj,  m.  watch. 

rendido,  -a,  exhausted. 

reparar,  to  repair;  —  en,  to 
notice. 

repetir,  app.  25,  to  repeat. 

reposar,  to  rest. 

representar,  to  represent,  per- 
form. 

republica,  /.  republic. 

republican©,  -a,  republican. 

reservar,  to  reserve,  withhold. 

resolver,  app.  43,  to  resolve. 

respectivo,  -a,  respective. 

respetar,  to  respect. 

restaurante,  m.  restaurant. 

resultado,  m.  result. 


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resultar,  to  result. 

retener,  app.  37,  to  retain,  keep. 

reves,  m.  reverse;  al  — ,  ex- 
actly the  opposite. 

revista,  /.  review,  magazine. 

rico,  -a,  rich. 

rio,  m.  river. 

rojizo,  -a,  reddish. 

romper,  p.p.  roto,  to  break. 

ropa,  /.  clothes;  —  interior, 
underclothing. 

ruego,  m.  request,  entreaty. 


sabado,  m.  Saturday. 

sabanon,  chilblain;  comer 
como  un  — ,  to  eat  greed- 
ily, devour. 

saber,  app.  32,  to  know;  —  a, 
to  taste  of. 

sacar,  app.  4,  to  draw. 

sala,  /.  hall,  room;  —  de  es- 
pera,  waiting  room. 

salida,  /.  departure,  sailing. 

salir,  app.  33,  to  go  out,  come 
out,  turnout,  leave,  result;  — 
de  apuros,  to  get  along. 

salud,/.  health. 

salvar,  to  save. 

sandwich,  m.  (English)  sand- 
wich. 

sanear,  to  make  healthy,  re- 
pair. 

se,  himself,  herself,  itself, 
themselves. 

secar,  app.  4,  to  dry. 

sed,  /.  thirst;  tener  — ,  to  be 
thirsty. 

seguida,  /.  continuation;  en 
— ,  immediately. 

seguir,  app.  34,  to  follow;  — 
un  curso,  take  a  college 
course. 


segun,  according  to. 

segundo,  -a,  second. 

seguridad,  /.  security,  safety. 

seguro,  -a,  sure. 

seis,  six;  las  — ,  six  o'clock. 

sello,  m.  postage  stamp. 

semana,/.  week. 

semejante,  m.  andf.  similar. 

sentarse,  app.  26,  to  sit  down. 

sentido,  m.  sense,  course. 

sentir,  app.  35,  to  feel,  be  sorry, 
hear. 

sefior,  m.  gentleman,  sir,  Mr. 

senora,  /.  lady,  Mrs. 

separar,  to  separate. 

ser,  app.  36,  to  be. 

sereno,  -a,  serene,  calm;  al 
— ,  in  the  quiet  of  evening. 

serio,  -a,  serious. 

servicio,  m.  service. 

servilleta, /.  napkin. 

servir,  app.  25,  to  serve;  —  de, 
serve  as;  sirvase,  please; 
— se  de,  to  use,  make  use  of. 

severe,  -a,  severe. 

si,  if,  whether;  apenas  — , 
scarcely. 

si,  yes. 

si,  himself,  herself,  itself,  your- 
self, themselves,  yourselves 
(after  preposition). 

siempre,  always. 

siglo,  m.  century. 

significar,  to  signify,  mean. 

simple,  m.  andf.  simple. 

sin,  without. 

siniestro,  -a,  sinister. 

sino,  but,  except. 

siquiera,  scarcely;  ni  .  .  .  — , 
not  a  single. 

sistema,  m.  system, 

sistematicamente,  systematic- 
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sitio,  m.  place. 

situation,  /.  situation. 

sobra,  /.   surplus,   excess;    de 

— ,  over  and  above. 
sobre,  m.  envelope. 
sobre,  on,  above,  over, 
sobresaliente,  excellent;  estu- 

diante  — ,  "  A  "  student. 
sol,  m.  sun;    hacer   — ,  to  be, 

sunny. 

solamente,  only. 
soler,  app.  43,  to  be  accustomed. 
solo,  -a,  only,  single. 
solo,  only,  merely. 
soltero,  -a,  bachelor,  spinster. 
sombrero,  m.  hat. 
son,  m.  sound,  manner. 
sonreir,  app.  ji,  to  smile. 
sopa, /.  soup. 
sorprender,  to  surprise. 
sospecharse  de,  to  suspect. 
su,  his,  her,  its,  their,  your, 
subir,  to  come  up. 
sucio,  -a,  dirty. 
sudamericano,       -a,       South 

American. 
suelo,  m.  soil,  land. 
sueno,  m.  sleep;   tener  — ,  to 

be  sleepy. 

suerte,  /.  luck,  good  luck. 
sugerir,  app.  35,  to  suggest. 
sujeto,  m.  fellow, 
sumamente,  extremely. 
suntuoso,  -a,   sumptuous,  ex- 
pensive. 

superioridad,  /.  superiority. 
supiera,  see  saber, 
supuesto,  -ta,  supposed;    por 

— ,  of  course. 

suspender,  to  suspend, "  flunk." 
suyo,  -a,  his,  hers,  yours,  its, 

theirs. 


tajada,  /.  slice. 

tal,  such,  so;  —  vez,  perhaps. 

talon,  m.  baggage  check. 

tambien,  too,  also. 

tampoco,  neither.  7 

tan,  so,  as;  —  solo,  merely. 

tanto,  -a,  so  much,  as  much; 

pi.  so  many,  as  many. 
tanto,  adv.  so  much;   —  como, 

so  much  as. 

taquigrafo,  -a,  stenographer, 
tarde,  /.  afternoon,  evening, 
tarde,  m.  and  f.  late, 
tarea,  /.  task,  chore, 
tarifa,  /.  tariff,  fare. 
teatro,  m.  theatre. 
telefonar,  to  telephone. 
telefono,  m.  telephone. 
telon,  m.  curtain. 
temer,  to  fear. 

temperatura,  /.  temperature, 
temporada,  /.  season,    sojourn, 

stay. 

temprano,  early. 
tenedor,    fork;  — a  de  libros, 

bookkeeper, 
tener,  app.  37,  to  have,  hold; 

iesas      tenemos?     is     that 

what's  up?  —  que,  to  have 

to   do  a  thing. 
tercer,  tercero,  -a,  third, 
termino,  m.  term;    —  medio, 

middle  class. 
terreno,  m.  land, 
terron,  m.  lump. 
tertulia,  /.  afternoon  or  evening 

party;    balcony  in  a  theatre 

(Argentine). 

tiempo,  m.  time,  weather, 
tierra,  /.  land, 
tinta,  /.  ink. 


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tipo,  m.  type. 

tirano,  -a,  tyrannical. 

tirar,  to  throw;  —  de,  to  pull. 

toalla,/.  towel. 

tocador,  m.  toilet  table;  arti- 

culos  de  — ,  toilet  articles. 
tocar,  app.  4,  to  touch,  play, 

ring;  en  lo  que  toca  a,  as  far 

as ...  is  concerned. 
todavia,  still,  yet. 
todo,  -a,  all.  &i  ->  *t  ^ 
toma, /.  capture. 
tomar,  to  take,  get;  —  billetes 

en    contaduria,    see    conta- 

duria. 

tomate,  m.  tomato, 
tontamente,  foolishly. 
tonto,  m.  fool. 
torre, /.  tower, 
tostar,  to  toast. 
trabajador,  m.  worker, 
trabajar,  to  work, 
trabajo,  m.  work. 
traducir,  app.  38,  to  translate. 
traer,  app.  39,  to  fetch,  bring. 
traje,  m.  suit  of  clothes, 
tranquilamente,  quietly. 
tranquilo,  -a,  quiet. 
tranvia,    m.    tramway,    street 

car. 

traspunte,  m.  prompter. 
tratar,  to  treat,  try;   —  de,  to 

treat  of,  treat  like;   — se  de, 

to  be  a  question  of. 
travesura,  /.  prank,  mischief; 

meterse  en  — s,  to  get  into 

mischief. 
treinta,  thirty. 

tremendo,  -a,  tremendous,  ex- 
cessive, 
tren,  m.  train, 
tribu, /.  tribe, 
trigo,  m.  wheat. 


tropezar,  app.  14,  to  stumble, 

strike  against. 
tropical,  m.  and  f.  tropical. 

U 

iuf!  phew! 
ultimo,  -a,  last, 
un,  una,  a,  an;  pi.  some,  about. 
unico,  -a,  only. 
uniforme,  m.  uniform. 
universidad,  /.  university. 
uno,  -a,  one. 

Uruguay,  el  Uruguay,  m.  Uru- 
guay. 

usar,  to  use,  wear. 
usted,  you. 
util,  m.  andf.  useful. 
uva,  /.  grape. 


vacaci6n,  /.,   pi.    vacaciones, 

vacation. 

vagabundo,  m.  tramp. 
vagar,  app.  23,  to  wander;   — • 

por  esos  mundos,  to  travel  all 

over  the  world. 
valer,  app.    40,   to    be  worth; 

ivalgame       Dios!         Good 

gracious!  — se  de,    to   avail 

one's  self  of;  vale  mas,  it  is 

better. 

valor,  m.  valor,  bravery, 
valle,  m.  valley. 
vapor,  m.  steamship. 
vara,  /.  yard  (measure). 
variado,  -a,  varied, 
variedad,  /.  variety. 
vario,  -a,  various. 
vaso,  m.  glass. 
vecindad,  /.  vicinity, 
vecino,  -a,  neighbor. 
vegetation,  /.  vegetation, 
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veintena,  /.  some  twenty. 
veintid6s,  twenty-two. 
veneciano,  -a,  Venetian. 
venidero,  -a,  coming,  future, 
venir,  app.  41,  to  come;  eso  me 

viene  al  pelo,  that  suits  me 

toaT. 

ventaja,  /.  advantage. 
ventana,  /.  window. 
ventanilla,  /.    ticket    window, 

car  window. 
ventilar,  to  ventilate. 
ver,  app.  42,  to  see;   vamos  a 

— ,  let's  see. 
verano,  m.  summer. 
veras,    /.    pi.    reality,    truth; 

ide  — ?  really? 
verbo,  m.  verb. 

verdad,  /.  truth;    es  — ,  it  is 
true;  <Uio  es  — ?  is  it  not  so? 
verdadero,  -a,  true,  real, 
vergiienza,/.  shame;  —  me  da, 

I  am    ashamed;     tener  — , 

to  be  ashamed. 
verso,  m.  verse, 
vestir,  — se,  app.  25,  to  dress. 
vez,  /.    time,    turn;    otra  — , 

once  more,  again;  de  —  en 

cuando,  from  time  to  time; 

raras  veces,  rarely. 
viaje,  m.  voyage,  trip, 
vibration,  /.  vibration, 
victima, /.  victim. 
vida,  /.  life. 


viejo,  -a,  old. 

viernes,  m.  Friday. 

villa,/,  town. 

vino,  m.  wine. 

visita, /.  visit. 

visitar,  to  visit. 

vista,  /.  sight,  view;   hasta  la 

— ,  so  long, 
vivir,  to  live. 

voluntario,  -a,  voluntary, 
volver,  app.  43,  to  return;  — se, 

become,  get;  —  a,  do  again, 
votar,  to  vote, 
vuelo,  m.  flight;  echar  a  — ,  see 

echar. 
vuelta,/.  turn,  return,  exchange; 

estar  de  — ,  to  be  back. 


y,  and. 

ya,  already,  now;   —  que,  now 
that. 

yanqui,  m.  andf.  North  Ameri- 
can. 

yo,  I. 

Z 

zaga,  /.  rear;   en  — ,  behind. 

zanahoria, /.  carrot. 

zapador,  m.  sapper;  —  bom- 

bero,  fireman. 
zapato,  m.  shoe. 
zarzuela,  /.  musical  play. 
Jzis,  zas!  biff,  bang! 


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(Contains  only  words  that  do  not  appear  in  the  Spanish  exercises.) 


add,  anadir. 
almost,  casi.       4$u\ 
animal,  animal,  m. 
ancient,  antiguo,  -a. 


i  malo  -a;   too  — ,  es  las- 
tima. 

bed,  cama,  /. 
believe,  creer,  app.  10. 
besides,  ademas  de. 
blue,  azul,  m.  and  f. 
both,  ambos,  -as. 
break,  romper. 
build,  construir. 

canal,  canal,  m. ;  Panama  Canal, 

Canal  de  Panama, 
carriage,  coche,  m. 
cause,  causa,  /. 
certain,  cierto,  -a. 
chair,  silla,  /. 
chicken,  gallina,  /. 
child,  nino,  -a. 
clothes,  ropa,  /.  sing. 
coat,  jaqueta, /.  ,    ^ 

corner,  esquina,  /.    . 
couple,  par,  m. 
cry,  llorar. 

dance,  bailar. 
deserve,  merecer,  app.  7. 
dickens,  diantre,  m. 
difference,  diferencia,  /. 
distrust,  desconfianza,  /. 


doctor,  medico,  m. 

dress,  vestir,  vestirse,  app.  25. 

dress,  vestido,  m. 

during,  durante. 


eat,  comer, 
egg,  huevo,  m. 
empty,  vacfo,  -a. 
enemy,  enemigo,  m. 
Europe,  Europa, /. 
explain,  explicar,  app.  4. 
expression,  expresi6n,  /. 


famous,  famoso,  -a. 

far,  lejos. 

feeling,  sentimiento,  m. 

five,    cinco;    quarter   past   — , 

las  cinco  y  cuarto. 
flock,  rebano,  m. 
follow,  seguir,  app.  34. 
future,  future,  m. 
furious,  furioso,  -a. 

geography,  geografia,  /.       ' 
glove,  guante,  m. 
go  out,  salir,  app.  33. 

hat,  sombrero,  m. 
help,  ayudar. 
hen,  gallina,  /. 
hotel,  hotel,  m. 
however,  sin  embargo. 
how  many?  dcuantos,  -as? 


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ignorance,  ignorancia,  /. 
ill,  enfermo,  -a. 
impatient,  impaciente,  m.  andf. 
important,  importante,  m.  andf. 

lady,  seiiora,  /. 
later,  m£s  tarde. 
laugh,  reir,  app.  31. 
lawyer,  abogado,  m. 
leave,  dejar. 
lesson,  Iecci6n,  /. 
letter,  carta,/. 
lif e,  vida,  /. 

master,  dueno,  m. 
matter,  asunto,  m. 
meat,  carne,  /. 
money,  dinero,  m. 
morning,  manana, /. 

night,  noche,/.;  last  — ,  anoche. 
north,  norte,  m. 
novel,  novela,  /. 
now,  ahora. 

once,  una  vez. 
only,  unico,  -a. 
orange,  naranja, /. 
order,  orden,/. 

pale,  palido,  -a. 

pay,  pagar,  app.  23: 

peculiar,  extrano,  -a. 

perish,  perecer,  app.  7. 

permit,  permitir. 

place,  lugar,  m. 

please,  hacer  el  favor  de,  tener 

la  bondad  de. 
poor,  pobre,  m.  andf. 
popular,  popular,  m.  and  f. 
punish,  castigar,  app.  23. 

rather,  bast  ante. 
read,  leer,  app.  10. 


really,  verdaderamente. 
recognize,  reconocer,  app.  7. 
refrain,  abstenerse  de,  app.  j 
remedy,  remedio,  m. 
right,  derecho,  m. 
ruin,  ruina,  /. 

sad,  triste,  m.  and  f. 

satisfied,  contento,  -a. 

Saturday,  sabado,  m. 

save,  ahorrar. 

schoolroom,  sala,  /.,  de  clase. 

scold,  reriir,  app.  25. 

seriously,  seriamente. 

servant,  criado,  -a. 

several,  varies,  -as. 

shout,  gritar. 

show,  ensenar,  mostrar. 

sixteen,  dieciseis. 

small,  pequeno,  -a. 

somewhat,  algo. 

Spaniard,  espanol. 

state,  estado,  m. 

stay,  quedar. 

stout,  grueso,  -a. 

street,  calle,  /. 

strength,  fuerza,  /. 

struggle,  luchar. 

suffice,  bastar. 

suit,  convenir,  app.  41. 

sun,  sol,  m. 

surely,  seguramente. 

take,  llevar. 

talent,  capacidad,  /. 

teacher,  maestro,  -a,  profesor, 

-ra. 

tell,  decir,  app.  12. 
that,  pr.  eso. 
thin,  delgado,  -a. 
truth,  verdad,  /. 
Tuesday,  martes,  m. 
twenty,  veinte. 


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twenty-one,    veintiuno,    vein-       waiter,  mozo,  m. 
tiun.  walk,  paseo,  m. 

watch,  reloj,  m. 
usually,  generalmente,  en  ge-      west)  oestCj  w 

neral-  window,  ventana, /. 

vex,enojar.  work,  trabajar. 


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Alarcon's  Novelas  Cortas  Escogidas  (Remy).     Vocabulary.     50  cts. 
Asensi's  Victoria  y  otros  cuentos  (Ingraham)      Vocabulary.     50  cts. 

*  A  Trip  to  South  America    (Waxman).    K)0  cts. 
4    Bransby's  Spanish  Reader.     75  cts. 

.:    Caballero's  Un  Servilon  y  un  Liberalito  (Bransby).     Vocabulary.    50  cts. 

Cervantes's  Don  Quijote  (Ford).     Selections.     Vocabulary.     80  cts. 
^  Cuentos  Castellanos   (Carter  and  Malloy).     Vocabulary.    60  cts 

Cuentos  Modernos  (DeHaan  and  Morrison).     Vocabulary.     60  cts. 
+  Echegaray's  O  Locura  6  Santidad  (Geddes  and  Josselyn).    40  cts. 
J  Ford's  Exercises  in  Spanish  Composition.     30  cts. 

Galdos's  Marianela  (Geddes  and  Josselyn).     Vocabulary.     90  cts. 

Gutierrez's  El  Trovador  (Vaughan).     Vocabulary.    40  cts. 

*  Hills  and  Ford's  Spanish  Grammar.     $1.25. 
Ingraham-Edgren  Spanish  Grammar.     $1.10. 

*  Introduction  a  la  lengua  castellana  (Marion  and  des  Garennes).     90  cts. 
Lecturas  Modernas  (Downer  and  Ellas).    Vocabulary.     60  cts. 
Matzke's  Spanish  Reader.     90  cts. 

Nunez  de  Arce's  El  Haz  de  Lena  (Schevill).     65  cts. 

Padre  Isla's  Lesage's  Gil  Bias  (Geddes  and  Josselyn).     Vocabulary.     90  cts. 

Quinteros*  Dona  Clarines  and  Mariana  de  Sol  (Morley).     Vocab.     50  cts. 

Remy's  Spanish  Composition.     60  cts . 

Spanish  Anecdotes  (Giese).     Vocabulary.     60  cts. 

Spanish  Short  Stories  (Hills  and  Reinhardt).     Vocabulary.     $1.00. 

Taboada's  Cuentos  Alegres  (Potter).     Vocabulary.     50  cts. 

Tamayo's  Lo  Positive  (Harry  and  De  Salvio).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Valdes's  Capitan  Ribot  (Morrison  and  Churchman).     Vocabulary.     90  cts. 

Valdes's  Jose  (Davidson).     Vocabulary.     90  cts. 

Valera's  Pepita  Jimenez  (Lincoln).     Vocabulary.     90  cts. 

Whittem  and  Andrade's  Commercial  Correspondence.     00  cts 

Ybarra's  Practical  Method  in  Spanish.    Retail  price,  $1.00. 

ITALIAN. 

Bowen's  Italian  Reader.    90  cts. 
Dante's  Divina  Commedia  (Grandgent).     $2.25. 
Fogazzaro's  Pereat  Rochus  (De  Salvio).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 
Goldoni's  II  vero  Amico  (Geddes  and  Josselyn).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 
Goldoni's  La  Locandiera  (Geddes  and  Josselyn).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 
Goldoni's  Un  Curioso  Accidente  (Ford).     30  cts. 
Grandgent's  Italian  Composition.     50  cts. 
Grandgent's  Italian  Grammar.    $1.00. 

Italian  Short  Stories  (Wilkins  and  Altrocchi).     Vocabulary.    60  cts. 
Manzoni's  I  promessi  sposi  (Geddes  and  Wilkins)  .   Vocabulary.    60  cts. 


foeatb's  flDo&ern  ^Language  Series 

FRENCH  GRAMMARS,  READERS,  ETC. 

Anecdotes  Faciles  (Super).     25  cts. 

Blanchaud's  Progressive  French  Idioms.     60  cts. 

Bouvet's  Exercises  in  French  Syntax  and  Composition.     75  cts. 

Bowen's  First  Scientific  French  Reader.    90  cts. 

Bruce's  Dictees  Francaises.     30  cts. 

Bruce's  Grammaire  Francaise.     $1.15. 

Bruce's  Lectures  Faciles.     60  cts. 

Capus's  Pour  Charmer  nos  Petits.    50  cts. 

Chapuzet  and  Daniel's  Mes  Premiers  Pas  en  Francais.     60  cts. 

Clarke's  Subjunctive  Mood.     An  inductive  treatise,  with  exercises.     50  cts. 

Comfort's  Exercises  in  French  Prose  Composition.     30  cts. 

Davies's  Elementary  Scientific  French  Reader.     40  cts. 

Edgren's  Compendious  French  Grammar.    $1.15.     Part  I,  35  cts. 

Fontaine's  En  France.     90  cts. 

Fontaine's  Lectures  Courantes.     $1.00. 

Fontaine's  Livre  de  Lecture  et  de  Conversation.    90  cts. 

Fraser  and  Squair's  Abridged  French  Grammar.    $1.10. 

Fraser  and  Squair's  Complete  French  Grammar.    $1.15.  » 

Fraser  and  Squair's  Shorter  French  Course.    $1.10. 

French  Anecdotes  (Giese  and  Cool) .     40  cts. 

French  Verb  Blank  (Fraser  and  Squair) .     30  cts. 

Grandgent's  Essentials  of  French  Grammar.    $1.00. 

Grandgent's  French  Composition.     50  cts. 

Grandgent's  Materials  for  French  Composition.    Each,  12  cts. 

Grandgent's  Short  French  Grammar.     75  cts. 

Heath's  French  Dictionary.     Retail  price,  $1.50. 

Benin's  Methode.     50  cts. 

Hotchkiss's  Le  Premier  Livre  de  Francais.    35  cts. 

Knowles  and  Favard's  Grammaire  de  la  Conversation.     $0.00. 

Mansion's  Exercises  in  French  Composition.     60  cts. 

Mansion's  First  Year  French.     For  young  beginners.     50  cts. 

Meras'  Le  Petit  Vocabulaire.     20  cts. 

Pattou's  Causeries  en  France.     70  cts. 

Pellisaer's  Idiomatic  French  Composition.      $1.00. 

Perfect  French  Possible  (Knowles  and  Favard).     35  cts. 

Prisoners  of  the  Temple  (Guerber).     For  French  Composition.     25  cts. 

Roux's  Lessons  in  Grammar  and  Composition,  based  on  Colombo..     18  cts. 

Schenck's  French  Verb  Forms.     20  cts. 

Snow  and  Lebon's  Easy  French.    60  cts. 

Story  of  Cupid  and  Psyche  (Guerber).     For  French  Composition.     18  cts. 

Super's  Preparatory  French  Reader.    70  cts. 


•foeatb's  /iDo&ern  ^Language  Series 

ELEMENTARY  FRENCH  TEXTS. 

Assolant's  Recits  dela  Vieille  France.     Notes  by  E.  B.  Wauton.     25  cts. 

Berthet's  Le  Pacte  de  Famine  (Dickinson).     25  cts. 

Bruno's  Les  Enfants  Patriotes  (Lyon).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Bruno's  Tour  de  la  France  par  deux  Enfants  (Fontaine).     Vocabulary.  45  cts. 

Claretie's  Pierrille  (Francois).     Vocab.  and  exs.     40  cts. 

Daudet's  Trois  Contes  Choisis  (Sanderson) .     Vocabulary.     20  cts. 

Desnoyers'  Jean-Paul  Choppart  (Fontaine).     Vocab.  and  exs.     40  cts. 

Enault's  Le  Chien  du  Capitaine  (Fontaine).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

Erckmann-Chatrian's  Le  Consent  de  1813  (Super).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Erckmann-Chatrian's  L'Histoire  d'un  Paysan  (Lyon).     25  cts. 

Erckmann-Chatrian's  Le  Juif  Polonais  (Manley).     Vocabulary.    30  cts. 

Erckmann-Chatrian's  Madame  Therese  (Manley).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 

Fabliaux  et  Contes  du  Moyen  Age  (Mansion).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 

France's  Abeille  (Lebon).     25  cts. 

French  Fairy  Tales  (Joynes).     Vocabulary  and  exercises.     35  cts. 

French  Plays  for  Children   (Spink).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

Gervais's  Un  Cas  de  Conscience  (Horsley).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

La  Bedolliere's  La  Mere  Michel  et  son  Chat  (Lyon).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 

Labiche's  La  Grammaire  (Levi).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Labiche's  La  Poudre  aux  Yeux  (Wells).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 

Labiche's  Le  Voyage  de  M.  Perrichon  (Wells).     Vocab.  and  exs.     30  cts. 

Laboulaye's  Contes  Bleus  (Fontaine).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

La  Main  Malheureuse  (Guerber).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Laurie's  Memoires  d'un  Collegien  (Super).     Vocab.  and  exs.     50  cts. 

Legouve  and  Labiche's  Cigale  chezles  Fourmis  (Witherby).     20  cts. 

Lemaitre,  Contes  (Rensch).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 

Mairet's  La  Tache  du  Petit  Pierre  (Super).     Vocab.  and  exs.     35  cts. 

Maistre's  La  Jeune  Siberienne  (Fontaine).     Vocab.  and  exs.     30  cts. 

Malot's  Sans  Famille  (Spiers).     Vocabulary  and  exercises.     40  cts. 

Meilhac  and  Halevy's  L'Ete  de  la  St.  Martin  (Francois)      Vocab.  25  cts. 

Moinaux's  Les  deux  Sourds  (Spiers).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Muller's  Grandes  Decouvertes  Modernes.     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Recits  de  Guerre  et  de  Revolution  (Minssen).     Vocabulary.     25  cts. 

Recits  Historiques  (Moffett).     Vocabulary  and  exercises.     45  cts. 

Saintine's  Picciola  (Super).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Segur's  Les  Malheurs  de  Sophie  (White).     Vocab.  and  exs.     45  cts. 

Selections  for  Sight  Translation  (Bruce).     15  cts. 

Verne's  L'Expedition  de  la  Jeune  Hardie  (Lyon) .     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 


•fceatb's  /iDo&ern  ^Language  Series 

INTERMEDIATE  FRENCH  TEXTS.     (Partial  List.) 

-  About's  Le  Roi  des  Montagnes  (Logic).    40  cts.    With  vocab.     50  cts. 
About's  La  Mere  de'.  a  Marquise  (Brush).     Vocabulary.    40  cts. 
Balzac:  Cinq  Scenes  de  la  Comedie  Humaine  (Wells).     Glossary.    55  cts. 

-  Balzac's  Eugenie  Grande t  (Spiers).     Vocabulary.     55  cts. 
Balzac's  Le  Cure  de  Tours  (Super).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 
Chateaubriand's  Atala  (Kuhns).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

Contes  des  Romanciers  Naturalistes  (Dow  and  Skinner).     Vocab.     55  cts. 

-  Daudet's  La  Belle-Nivernaise  (Boielle).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 
Daudet's  Le  Petit  Chose  (Super).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 
Daudet's  Tartarin  de  Tarascon  (Hawkins).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 
Dumas's  Due  de  Beaufort  (Kitchen).     Vocabulary.     30  cts. 
Dumas's  La  Question  d' Argent  (Henning) .     Vocabulary.    40  cts. 

*-  Dumas's  La  Tulipe  Noire  (Fontaine).     40  cts.     With  vocabulary.    50  cts. 
IT  Dumas's  Les  Trois  Mousquetaires  (Spiers).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Dumas's  Monte-Cristo  (Spiers).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 

Feuillet's  Roman  d'unjeune  homme  pauvre  (Bruner).     Vocabulary.    55  cts. 

Gautier's  Voyage  en  Espagne  (Steel).     30  cts. 

Greville's  Dosia  (Hamilton).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Hugo's  Bug  Jargal  (Boielle).     40  cts. 

Hugo's  La  Chute.     From  Les  Miser ables  (Huss).     Vocabulary.    30  cts. 

Hugo's  Quatre-vingt-treize  (Fontaine).     Vocabulary.     50  cts. 

Labiche's  La  Cagnotte  (Farnsworth).     30  cts. 

La  Brete's  Mon  Oncle  et  mon  Cure  (Colin).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Lamartine's  Graziella  (Warren).     40  cts. 

Lamartine's  Jeanne  d'Arc  (Barrere).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

Lamartine's  Scenes  de  la  Revolution  Francaise  (Super).     Vocab.     40  cts. 

Lesage's  Gil  Bias  (Sanderson).     45  cts. 

Maupassant:  Huit  Contes  Choisis  (White).     Vocabulary.     35  cts. 

Michelet:  Extraits  del'histoire  de  France  (Wright).     35  cts. 

Musset:  Trois  Comedies  (McKenzie).     30  cts. 

Sarcey's  Le  Siege  de  Paris  (Spiers).     Vocabulary.     45  cts. 

Taine's  L'Ancien  Regime  (Giese).     Vocabulary.     65  cts. 

Theuriet's  Bigarreau  (Fontaine).     Vocab.  and  exercises.     35  cts. 

Tocqueville's  Voyage  en  Amerique  (Ford).     Vocabulary.     40  cts. 

Vigny's  Cinq-Mars  (Sankey).     Abridged.     60  cts. 

Vigny's  Le  Cachet  Rouge  (Fortier).     25  cts. 

Vigny's  La  Canne  de  Jonc  (Spiers).    40  cts. 

Voltaire's  Zadig  (Babbitt).     Vocabulary.    45  cts. 


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